Hellena Mzena appointed Jubilee Life Insurance (Tanzania) CEO
The Board of Jubilee Life Insurance Corporation of Tanzania Limited has announced the appointment of Ms Helena Christopher Mzena as the firm's Chief Executive Officer. Ms Mzena has been the [...]
Airtel Africa appoints Segun Ogunsanya as first African CEO
Airtel Africa has appointed Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, who is currently the MD and CEO of Airtel Nigeria, to succeed Raghunath “Raghu” Mandava as Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa. Airtel [...]
Yebeltal Getachew Appointed Twiga East Africa CEO WEF 3rd May
Twiga's Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Yebeltal Getachew as East Africa's Chief Executive Officer with effect from 3rd May 2021. Yebeltal Getachew is tasked with leading the [...]Edna Otieno Appointed Diageo’s Human Resource Director WEF 1st July
Edna Otieno has been appointed asDiageo'sHuman Resource Director in Great Britain, with effect from 1st July 2021. She becomes the first Kenyan to take up that role. Prior to her [...]Bamburi Cement Appoints John Stull to its 12-Member Board
Bamburi Cement, one of the top cement manufacturers in East Africa, has appointed John Stull as a non-executive director on its 12-member board. He replaces Pierre Deleplanque who resigned from [...]
IFC Appoints New Country Manager for East Africa and Malawi
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the appointment of Amena Arif as its new Country Manager for Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and Malawi, effective immediately. Arif is [...]Tavaziva Madzinga Joins the Board of Britam
Britam Holdings has announced the appointment of 43-year-old Tavaziva Madzinga to its board of directors. Tavaziva Madzinga is the new Group Managing Director at Britam, having replaced the long-serving MD [...]Coca-Cola Appoints Debra Mallowah As New Vice President For East And Central Africa
Beverage company Coca-Cola Africa has announced the appointment of Debra Mallowah as the new Vice President for the East and Central Africa unit, effective February 15, 2021. Debra will be based [...]IFC Appoints Makhtar Diop as Managing Director and Executive Vice President
The IFC (International Finance Corporation), an arm of the World Bank Group that advances economic development and improves people's lives by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing [...]WTO Appoints Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has appointed Nigeria's Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as itsseventh Director-General. She becomes the first woman to lead the Switzerland-based institution and the first African citizen to [...]East African Portland Cement Appoints New Managing Director
East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has appointed Daniel Kiprono as its new acting Managing Director, with effect from8th February 2021.Kiprono replaces Mt Stephen Nthei who has held the position [...]Safaricom Appoints Winnie Ouko Christopher Kirigua as Directors on its Board
Safaricom has appointed Christopher Kirigua and Winnie Ouko to its board of directors. Christopher will serve as an alternate director to the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Planning. His appointment [...]
