The Board of Directors for the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) have appointed George Mankhwala as the new Director General for the PPDA. 

Mankhwala an international public procurement, supply chain and contract management expert takes over from Timothy Kalembo who acted on the position for over six months.

Speaking when he introduced the new DG to Members of the Senior Management on behalf of the Chairperson Dr. Kalekeni Kaphale (SC), Director Gift Goyani Mkandawire challenged Mankhwala to leverage on his wide experience in procurement to steer the PPDA to greater heights by strengthening its oversight role over all Public Procurements in Malawi.

“The Board has confidence in your leadership and has trust that with your vast experience you are going to steer the PPDA towards great achievement. We look forward to your leadership that will enhance   transparency and accountability in Public Procurement and we look forward to work together with you to building a stronger, united and effective team that will deliver on the PPDA mandate,” Mkandawire said.

On his part Director Athony Kamanga (SC)-retired asked for teamwork.

On his part DG Mankhwala described his coming to the PPDA as a new dawn with new hope for the Authority.

He said his commitment is to ensure that all members of staff deliver maximally in their respective roles adding that he will ensure that they are well motivated for the day-to-day operations.

THE PROFILE

Mr George Mankhwala is a distinguished procurement, supply chain and contract management expert with over 20 years of local and international experience in public procurement oversight, policy reform, digitalisation, fiduciary assurance and capacity development.

He has recently served as Fiscal Agent- Procurement Expert for Global Fund and Gavi grants in Malawi.

Mr Mankhwala has also provided consultancy and advisory services to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) programmes across multiple countries, including Belize, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Kosovo and Timor-Leste. 

Formerly Head of Procurement and Supply Chain Management at the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) where he rose through the ranks from the Procurement Assistant to Head of Division. Mr Mankhwala brings extensive experience in strategic leadership, public financial management and corporate governance to the Authority. 

His leadership comes at a pivotal time as the Government of Malawi advances public procurement reforms through the Malawi National Electronic Procurement System (MANePs), a key government initiative aimed at digitizing the Public Procurement processes and strengthening the management of public resources.  

He holds a Master of Laws,LLM, degree in Public Procurement Law and Policy with Merit from the University of Nottingham in the UK, an MSc in Supply Chain Management from University of Bolton (UK) and a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and Finance from University of Malawi (The Polytechnic).