Monica Geingos

Monica Geingos
First Lady of Namibia
Assumed role
March 21, 2015
President Hage Geingob
Preceded by Penehupifo Pohamba
Personal details
Born Monica Kalondo
1976 (age 41–42)
Nationality Namibian
Political party SWAPO
Spouse(s)
Hage Geingob (m. 2015)
Residence State House, Windhoek
Alma mater University of Namibia
Profession Businesswoman, Lawyer

Monica Geingos (born Monica Kalondo in 1976) is a Namibian entrepreneur, lawyer and First Lady of Namibia since 2015. She has been a board member and director within many of the country's large companies. She had also chaired the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.[1]

Personal life & career

In 2012, she was voted one of the 12 most influential people of Namibia.[2] She is married to the 3rd and current President of Namibia, Hage Geingob. Geingos is a graduate of the University of Namibia, and spent the early part of her career working for the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) in Windhoek. Geingos served as Chairman of the Board of eBank Namibia and is the managing director of the financial undertaking Stimulus,[3] and General Director of Point Break.[4]

Geingos holds two legal degrees B. Juris and an LLB.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Monica Geingos: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. ↑ "The Villager-2012 most influential personalities". Thevillager.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. ↑ New Era Publication Corporation (2014-07-11). "On the Spot with Chairperson of EBank, Monica Kalondo | New Era Newspaper Namibia". Newera.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Monica Geingos first Namibian speaker at 'Masters of Success'". The Namibian. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  5. ↑ "First Lady Masters of Success next quest". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
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