Professor Dr. Lucky Yona lectures at Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) in Arusha, Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Finance from EurAka Univeristy in Switzerland,...view moreProfessor Dr. Lucky Yona lectures at Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) in Arusha, Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Finance from EurAka Univeristy in Switzerland, a Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), a master’s degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) as well as a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) from Maastricht School of Management (MsM). Professor Yona’s undergraduate accomplishments include a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a bachelor’s degree of Theology. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an experienced consultant and international trainer. Lucky has published several finance and accounting books and numerous articles in internationally known, peer-reviewed journals.
Prior to joining ESAMI, Lucky worked with a variety of reputable institutions and companies at the senior management level. Some of these positions included serving as Director of Research and Publication for Esami, Financial Administrator for African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Business Manager for International School of Moshi (now United World Colleges, East Africa), College Bursar for Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College and Chief Accountant at Iscor Mining. In addition to these distinguished positions, Dr. Yona taught Financial Accounting and Taxation at Nyegezi Social Training Institute (now St. Augustine University in Tanzania). He is now involved in teaching various MBA courses at Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) Business School—a prestigious institution serving ten African Countries. (Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Seychelles and Eswatini).view less