Longhorn Publishers Plc Board of Directors has informed its shareholders and stakeholders of its decision to appoint Thomas Omondi as an alternate non-executive director to Centum Investment Company Plc in place of Samwel Kariuki.
Longhorn is a listed publisher at the Nairobi Securities Exchange while Omondi is a partner in portfolio operations within Centum and oversees the implementation of value creation plans in portfolio companies.
Omondi joined Centum from Kenya Airways Limited, where he was the Strategy and Performance Management Director. He had been in the Airline industry for over 13 years in various senior management positions, including Information Technology, Operations Control, Cargo Operations, Jambojet Airline, Human Resources and Commercial.
Omondi has a Master’s Degree in Business and Administration(MBA), majoring in Accounting and Finance and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, both from the University of Nairobi, as well as an MBA in General Management from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa(IESE) in Spain.
He is a graduate of Executive Development Programs from Gordon Institute of Business Science-University of Pretoria, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and London Business School. He is also a Certified Information System Auditor.
“The Board of Directors is delighted to welcome Mr. Omondi and is looking forward to tapping into his professional experience and expertise as it steers the Company to the next level,” said F.T Nyammo, Group Chairman-Longhorn Publishers Plc.
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