Executive Appointment
Nairobi Securities Exchange Listed Gas company BOC Kenya has appointed Mr Nazmie Adams to its board in the capacity of a Non-Executive director with effect from first December 2015.
Mr Nazmie Adams is the General Manager,Sales and Marketing with the African Oxygen Limited which is situated in South Africa and is a sister company to BOC Kenya Ltd.Both companies ultimate holding company is Linde Group is a world leading supplier of industrial, process and speciality gases and is one of the most profitable engineering companies. Linde products and services can be found in nearly every industry and operates in more than 100 countries globally.
He was Born 22/02/1961 in Capetown South Africa
He is a Board level Director and change leader with extensive experience in transforming struggling industrial businesses and driving major global growth strategies through market development, global market expansion, new business entry and aligning a company’s products and business processes to create customer and shareholder value
About BOC Kenya
BOC Kenya Limited is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial gases, medical gases and welding products.BOC Kenya operates in three segments: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The Company offers special products, such as helium, pure gases, mining calibration mixtures, process gases, refrigerants, packaged chemicals, fire suppression, equipment, laser gas and scientific mixtures; industrial gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, air, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, acetylene and shielding gases, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), such as handigas, autogas and propane. The Company’s gases are used across a range of industries, such as aerospace and defense, chemicals, construction and infrastructure, electronics, food and beverages, medical, metal fabrication, power and energy, and rubber and plastics. The Company has four subsidiaries: East African Oxygen Limited, BOC Tanzania Limited, BOC Uganda Limited and Kivuli Limited.
Share Price Perfomance
The share price of BOC Gas company has lost -24.46% since January 26 2015 and has traded a total of 1,444,300 shares.
Source;Financial Times(FT)
Press release here; BOC Kenya Ltd.- Changes to the Board of Directors (1).pdf