Grace Muradzikwa Zimbabwe busineswoman


Grace Muradzikwa is the managing director of short-term insurer Nicoz  Diamond.

Muradzikwa is recognised as the first female managing director to win two IoDZ director of the year awards since their inception in 2004. 
The Nicoz Diamond boss is credited with spearheading the formation of vision, mission and values of the short-term insurance group. Nicoz Diamond is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Grace Muradzikwa also created the vision, mission and value statements for the regional operations in Malawi, Zambia, Angola and Uganda where Nicoz Diamond has management contracts. The Nicoz Diamond managing director gives general direction and has overall responsibility over strategy formulation for Nicoz Diamond and regional operations that the company manages. Her strategy of country diversification has helped the company cope with the challenging environment of 2008 to 2009.

Grace Muradzikwa, with over 24 years’ experience in the insurance sector, is committed to and passionate about her work, which has seen her receive numerous personal awards as well as on behalf of Nicoz Diamond. The awards were for first black female to list and head a publicly traded company in Zimbabwe, 1996 Insurance Personality of the Year, 2004 Zimbabwe Manager of the Year runner up, 2005 quoted companies Best Insurance Counter and Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce 2005 Businesswoman of The Year.

Muradzikwa sits on the boards of Nicoz Diamond, Africa University, United General Insurance (Uganda), Consolidated Farming Investments as deputy chairperson, Diamond General Insurance (Zambia), Nissan Clover Leaf Panel Beaters and Justice for Children. She is a holder of Bachelor of Administration and Master in Business Administration degrees from the University of Zimbabwe. She is also a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of South Africa.

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