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Sternford Moyo

Sternford Moyo

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Sternford Moyo, a Zimbabwean lawyer, is the president of International Bar Association.[1] He is first person of African descent to lead the organization.[2]

Sternford is the senior partner and chairman of one of Zimbabwe's oldest and largest law firms, Scanlen & Holderness, which he joined in 1981.[3] He is widely regarded as one of the leading corporate and commercial lawyers in Southern Africa.[4][5]

He is a former president of both the Law Society of Zimbabwe and the Southern African Development Community Lawyers' Association, co-chairperson of the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association, chairman of Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited - a leading commercial bank in Zimbabwe which is a member of the Standard Bank group - chairman of Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited, chairman of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and a director of several companies including Alpha Media Holdings Limited, one of the largest and most diversified media companies and Portland Holdings Limited, one of the largest cement companies in Zimbabwe.[4][6]

Biography

Moyo was the Bar leader in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa, as well as corporate leader in mining and leadership development.[citation needed] He has been chosen by the United States Information Services to participate in a program which familiarizes young African leaders with the American legal system and its roots.[7] He enrolled on a media advocacy course at Oxford University.[8]

References

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    "Zimbabwes Sternford Moyo is New IBA President". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.[dead link]
    - "Zimbabwe's Sternford Moyo is New IBA President". This Day Live. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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    "Sternford Moyo announced as new IBA President, the first from Africa" (Press release). International Bar Association. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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    "SCANLEN & HOLDERNESS – SOLICITORS SINCE 1894". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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    "Sternford Moyo". Meritas. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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    "Scanlen & Holderness, General Business Law". Chambers. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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    "Southern Africa: SALC Congratulates Zimbabwean Lawyer and SALC Trustee, Sternford Moyo, On His Nomination As International Bar Association President-Elect" (Press release). Southern Africa Litigation Centre (Johannesburg). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via allAfrica.
    - "Sternford Moyo announced as new IBA President, the first from Africa". Toledo Legal News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
    - "Sternford Moyo Announced as New International Bar Association (IBA) President, the first from Africa". The Palm. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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    "Sternford Moyo Takes Charge Of The International Bar Association". New Zimbabwe. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. [8]
    Jennigay Coetzer (13 January 2021). "IBA Names Zimbabwe Lawyer as President". Law.com International. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
    - "PALU backs first African IBA President to shine". The Nation News. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.



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