Mizinga Shansonga Melu is the CEO of Absa Bank Zambia and the founder of When Females Lead, an empowerment network for the female African child. During her tenure with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Melu was the first African female CEO in the thirteen African countries where SCB maintains subsidiaries. She resides in Lusaka with her husband, Chipepo, and their children, Ruthmary and Matthew.