She is the current chief executive officer of Absa Bank Zambia Plc, effective February 2017, based in Lusaka.
Before that, she served as the managing director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Zambia, from January 2008 until May 2013.
[4] Melu is the first Zambian and the first woman to hold the position of managing director and chief executive officer at Standard Chartered Bank Zambia and during her tenure, was the only female chief executive officer in the thirteen African countries where Standard Chartered Bank maintains subsidiaries.
Prior to becoming managing director and CEO at Standard Chartered Zambia, she served as Global Head of Development Organizations at the bank's international headquarters in London, UK.
[6] She has been the recipient of the following awards: She is married to Chipepo Melu, an economist and real estate developer.