Barbara Gonzalez
Born
Barbara Jaime Gonzalez

(1990-02-18) 18 February 1990
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Other namesBarbara Gonzalez
OccupationBusiness executive
EmployerSimba Sport Club
OfficeChief Executive officer
PredecessorCrescentius Magori
SuccessorImani Majura

Barbara Jaime Gonzalez (born 18 February 1990) Popularly known as Barbara Gonzalez is a Tanzanian sports business executive and former Chief Executive Officer of a Tanzanian football club Simba Sport Club.[1]

Life Summary

The daughter of a Colombian father, Barbara Gonzalez grew up in Dar es Salaam. She studied economics in the United States, and development management in England. She undertook several internships in the United Nations, before returning to Tanzania in 2014 and working as a public sector consultant for a financial group. In 2016 the billionaire Mohammed Dewji gave her a job as head of his Foundation and chief of staff. In 2018 she joined the board of Simba S.C. in 2018. In September 2020, aged 30, she was made CEO of the club. [2]

References

  1. Mthokozisi Dube. "The Lioness of Dar es Salaam". This is Africa. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Barbara Gonzalez: The CEO changing perceptions in Tanzanian football". BBC Sport. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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