Leonard Chacha Kitoka

Leonard is Managing Director of INNOVEX and director responsible for business development working particularly in the areas of outsourcing, financial management, procurement, strategic planning and programme development.   He is a qualified accountant (CPA), an Accredited European Excellence Assessor and a Certified Project Manager.  With over 13 years of consultancy experience in the Great Lakes region, he has gained extensive experience in conducting a wide range of assignments for governments and for donors such as WB, UNDP, JICA, FAO, DFID, USAID, DANIDA, EC, etc; Leonard's consulting experience covers strategy, procurement, audit, human resources management, financial management, socio-economic and public policy research and organisational development. He has previously worked for UNDP, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Afro Aid Development Consultants and Coopers and Lybrand. Most of his assignments have been carried out in Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Southern Sudan and Uganda. He speaks Kiswahili, English, his Kinyarwanda is basic. Leonard is a Member  to National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) - Tanzania, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and British Quality Foundation.

INNOVEX

The rapidly changing economic, social, public and corporate scenario in the world today calls for organisations to proactively align with speed to the emerging environmental context. This need for proactive behavior pre-supposes the ability to recognize the change imperative and the ability to envision the business away from the current organisational perspective, as well as focus on the new set of critical success factors.   

In Africa there is an impending need to forge partnerships for good governance and ultimate poverty alleviation. The way governments in Africa deploy resources at their disposal demonstrates a less than optimal performance on delivery of Value for Money (VFM) and accountability. As a consequence, less headway is made in fighting poverty in most part of the continent. Nonetheless, many governments and various development partners are keen to inject more resources to Africa in order to make a difference in improving peoples livelihoods. INNOVEX is a partner in all these initiatives to bring solutions to complex situations. INNOVEX does that by innovatively improving performance of organisations, in both public or private set ups

Furthermore, the current business scenario makes time critical for leaders and managers in organisations, which necessitates external support with the understanding that the external environment is a round-the-clock activity. Earlier, it was good to have this support, now it is vital. This changing business environment in both public and private sectors is the driving force behind the evolution of INNOVEX – an advisory and assurance services firm, professional to the core, bringing together international and local experiences to improve performance in organisations.