Team & Leadership
Leadwood is led by a cross-disciplinary team spanning digital asset structuring, ESG advisory, and institutional market design across emerging and frontier markets.
Managing Director
Strategic Direction & Governance
Provides overall strategic direction and institutional oversight for Leadwood. Responsible for governance, client engagement, and execution across real-world asset structuring, ESG advisory, and digital market infrastructure. Focused on building durable, compliant, and scalable systems that withstand regulatory and market cycles.
Zachariah Tembo
Head of Tokenization & Digital Asset Structuring
Strategy, finance, and digital transformation specialist. Leads the structuring of tokenised assets, regulatory alignment across jurisdictions, and development of compliant digital rails for institutional participation.
George Lwanda
Head of ESG Advisory
Leads ESG framework design, sustainability reporting alignment (ISSB, TCFD, GRI), and ESG-linked capital market readiness. Translates sustainability objectives into credible, investable instruments.
Head of Technology
To Be Announced
Responsible for platform architecture, security, and systems integration across digital asset and market infrastructure engagements.
Head of Legal & Compliance
To Be Announced
Leads regulatory strategy, licensing pathways, and cross-jurisdictional compliance for digital asset, ESG, and market infrastructure initiatives.
Leadership Philosophy
Institutional Rigour
Every engagement meets the standards expected by regulators, institutional investors, and enterprise clients.
Cross-Border Fluency
Native understanding of regulatory, cultural, and commercial landscapes across Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
Built to Endure
Like the leadwood tree, we build structures designed to stand — through market cycles, regulatory shifts, and the test of time.
Advisory Board
We are assembling an advisory board of distinguished leaders across finance, technology, regulation, and sustainability. Announcements coming soon.
Coming Soon
Advisory appointments will be announced in Q2 2026
Join Us
We're building a team of exceptional professionals passionate about digital assets, sustainable finance, and emerging markets. If that's you, we'd love to hear from you.
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