The Mine Manager for one of Zimbabwe’s listed Nickel producer, Trojan Nickel Mine a subsidiary of Bindura Nickel Corporation. He is a business leader with experience in several mineral commodities namely asbestos, diamonds, coal, gold, cement and nickel. He worked in different places in Zimbabwe and some exposure in Canada under several bluechip companies. Tirivashe is a holder of BSc Hons in Mining Engineering graduate and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Zimbabwe. He holds several leadership qualifications. He served in various industry roles amongst many other assignments: Board member for the Zimbabwe Government Mining Full Blasting Licence Chamber of Mines Mine Managers Association President, Vice President and council member. Southern African institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM member) Mine Rescue Association of Zimbabwe Brigadesman. He has been a member of the AMMZ council since 2010.

With over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, executive management, and technology, Larnston is passionate about launching and growing multi disciplinary startups and equipping and empowering entrepreneurs, executives, and managers to achieve their full potential. As an Executive Director of Operations at Various Companies and a Leadership Development Specialist at Insights, he leads teams and projects across different sectors and industries, leveraging his expertise in artificial intelligence, strategy development and implementation, financial modeling and analysis, systems design and optimization, and business process improvement and streamlining.

Larnston is also a Board Member at The Mining Executive and Vision-AI.tech, where he provides strategic guidance and oversight to the organizations’ vision, mission, and goals. Additionally, he is a Freelance Leadership, Business and Career Coach, Facilitator and Organisational Strategist, offering one-on-one and group coaching, team and strategy interventions, facilitation and workshops to clients from various backgrounds and contexts. He is a Mining Engineering professional, with post graduate qualifications in Business Administration as well as certified in Finance and Management Accounting and holds various professional licences and accreditations. He is also a Licensed Practitioner and a Certified Leadership Coach. Larnston is dedicated to building startups, improving the performance and leadership prowess of any organization looking to thrive in today’s rapidly changing technological landscape.