Carol Koech has become the first Kenyan woman to head Schneider Electric East Africa as the country president. Koech joined Schneider Electric in 2018 and has been instrumental in transforming the Building’s Segment and the Access to Energy program in East Africa.
Koech has over 15 years of career experience leading operations in Sub-Saharan Africa in finance, project development, engineering and commercial positions. Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Koech was a senior sales manager at General Electric where she oversaw sales and customer engagements. In addition, Koech has worked at Unilever for a period of five years.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Nairobi and an MBA from Strathmore Business School. She is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Koech will be tasked with driving Schneider Electric East Africa digitization across portfolios to drive innovation and growth.
Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries with presence in over 100 countries.
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