Juan Seco has been appointed as the new Jumia Kenya CEO taking over from Betty Mwangi. Betty Mwangi, who took over the reins of the commerce company in November 2021 from Sam Chappatte, now leaves the position barely a year later. The company noted in a statement that Ms Mwangi has left to pursue a ‘big impact opportunity’.
Mr Juan on his part, joined Jumia Kenya is 2015 as the Chief Financial Officer before forming part of the founding team of JumiaPay as the Chief Operating Officer in 2017. In 2019, he was named Senior Vice President of Consumer Financial Services leading fintech initiatives and the JumiaPay App, now available in eight countries.
Before joining Jumia in 2021, Ms Mwangi served as the Group Commercial Director for Britam between 2016 and 2021. She previously worked as the Director of Financial Services for Safaricom’s M-Pesa during its formative years from 2007 to 2016.
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