Zimbabwean multimillionaire John Moxon’s son joins Meikles as an executive director

Meikles Limited’s board of directors has confirmed the appointment of John Moxon’s son, Mathew Moxon, as an executive director of the Zimbabwean conglomerate.

Meikles is a well-diversified Harare-based conglomerate led by Zimbabwean tycoon John Moxon, with holdings in hotels, retail, supermarkets, agriculture and financial services.

It owns leading brands such as the Victoria Falls Hotel, TM Supermarkets, Meikles Stores, Meikles Centar Mining and Tanganda Tea Company, an agro-allied company that recently floated its shares on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange as a separate entity.

Mathew Moxon is a non-executive director and managing director of the group’s tea production and property units, Tanganda Tea Company and Thomas Meikles Properties, which owns property in major Zimbabwean cities.

Mathew joined Meikles Limited in 2017 after years of experience in the retail and real estate industries. He began his career with Shoprite Checkers Proprietary in their Management Training program, and after a stint in project management and operations within their Mozambique Division, he joined Meikles Limited.

Experts revealed that his appointment marks the beginning of a succession program at the firm, as his father, John Moxon, nears retirement decades after taking over from Thomas Meikles (TM), who founded Meikles Departmental Stores in Bulawayo and Gweru in 1894.

Thomas Meikles is John Moxon’s father and Mathew Moxon’s grandfather.

The recent move comes after Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa, a senior executive and one of Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe’s richest man, was appointed to the board of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s leading telecommunications provider.

Her appointment comes nearly a month after Strive Masiyiwa announced his retirement as chairman and director of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, effectively ending his governance role in the telecom company as he refocuses his efforts on philanthropic efforts through the Gates Foundation.