The Board of Directors of the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has hired the services of Mr Gerald Axel Chiunda as Executive Director of the institution effective 18th August, 2017.

This has been disclosed in a press statement released on Monday made available to faceofmalawi reporter.

According to the statement, the appointment follows Chiunda’s success in the interviews for the post which were held on 10th August, 2017.

“Mr Chiunda has a combined work experience of 19 years in examinations and assessment. Having joined MANEB in 1998, he rose through the ladders to the position of Director of Research and Test Development in 2009.

“He was later seconded by the Malawi Government to the United Nations where he worked as a Technical Manager for an assessment programme, covering 15 countries in East and Southern Africa,” reads in part the statement.