Kinshasa, November 8th, 2026 (CPA).- A results-oriented work culture has been recommended to the staff and senior officials of the National Agency for Export Promotion (Anapex) by its newly appointed General Manager Officer, during the handover ceremony between the outgoing and incoming management teams, held on Friday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
“Ladies and gentlemen, senior officials and staff of Anapex, I would like to address you directly at this moment. I hope to be able to count on your skills, expertise and commitment. In return, I would like us to build an institution in which discipline, professionalism, initiative and a results-oriented culture occupy a central place,” said Julienne Mundela, the new Director General of Anapex. Furthermore, Ms. Mundela expressed confidence that the experience, sense of public service and commitment of the new Board of Directors would make it possible to continue the work already undertaken and strengthen the governance of the agency. The new CEO, who had also served as Chairperson of Anapex’s Board of Directors, outlined the institution’s situation, highlighting its institutional development, achievements, progress, challenges and prospects. “
Today, I am leaving the position of Chairperson of Anapex’s Board of Directors and taking up the position of Director General of the same institution. I am leaving one responsibility, but certainly not a mission. For although my position is changing, my commitment remains unchanged: to contribute to making this institution a genuine instrument of economic development in the service of our country,” she stated. She expressed her profound and respectful gratitude to the President of the Republic and Head of State, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi, for the renewed confidence placed in her. She also reaffirmed her loyalty, dedication and determination to translate his vision into tangible results for the benefit of producers, entrepreneurs and, more broadly, the Congolese economy.
For his part, outgoing Anapex CEO Mike Tambwe, who was appointed in May 2021, thanked all the staff and senior officials, as well as the new management team. “I am pleased to see the new Director General. We will be here to help Anapex shine. I thank the Head of State for the confidence he placed in me and my team. We have completed our term, and the incoming team will continue the work from where we left off,” he said.
Sincere cooperation within the management committee
Furthermore, Elvis Mutiri, the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, assured the CEO of his willingness to establish sincere cooperation to ensure the proper management of the agency. He also indicated that he was counting on every staff member, whose individual contribution would be assessed.
“I invite you to believe in my willingness to cooperate sincerely. I urge directors and administrators to be available and work as a team. If we are not a team, if there is no trust, we will have failed in the mission entrusted to us by the President of the Republic,” he stressed. The ceremony was chaired by Julien Palaku, Secretary General for Foreign Trade, representing the supervisory ministry, in the presence of the agency’s staff and senior officials. In a series of presidential ordinances, the Head of State appointed new members to Anapex’s Board of Directors, including Elvis Mutiri as Chairman of the Board, Julienne Mundela as Director General, Trésor Kibatshi as Deputy CEO, as well as Chris Ngalamulume, Kalala wa Kalala and José-Albert Kabangu as members of the Board of Directors. CPA/