Business

Joshua Nyamweya Oigara (born 1975, Kisii, Kenya) is the current Group Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Commercial Bank Group, the biggest banking group in Kenya by asset base.

Prior to his appointment, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of the Company between January 12, 2012, and January 2013.

In 2015, Joshua Oigara publicly declared his wealth as a net worth of Ksh220 million, made up of total assets of Ksh350 million and loan obligations of Ksh130 million, and a monthly gross salary of Ksh4.9 million.

John Gachora is the Managing Director of NIC bank.

He holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, as well as an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

He joined NIC from Barclays Africa where he had been Managing Director and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking.

James Mwirigi Mworia is a Kenyan lawyer, accountant, and business executive.

He is the managing director and chief executive officer of Centum Investment Company, the largest publicly traded private capital firm in Eastern Africa.

He has served in that capacity since 2008.

In October 2016, he was appointed Chancellor of Machakos University, a public university in Machakos County, Kenya.

Michelle Ntalami is a budding entrepreneur who founded and serves as the CEO of Marini Naturals.

Her journey into the world of natural hair-care products was inspired by her dad, who was battling cancer.

She decided to cut her hair in solidarity with her father during his brave battle, and it was during this period that she had her 'light bulb moment,' going on to launch several natural hair-care products for all sexes.

In 2018, she was crowned as the female entrepreneur of the year in the inaugural Business Daily Newspaper's Top 40 Under 40 Women.

Mugo Kibati is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the country's third-largest telecommunication company.

He is the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project's (LTWP) chairman, President Uhuru Kenyatta's power project that was declared the biggest in Africa by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

He was also the founder and former Director-General, Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat which was responsible for spearheading the implementation of Vision 2030.

Peter Ndegwa was October 24, 2019, announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom and was expected to assume the office on April 1, 2020.

Currently, Ndegwa oversees the operations of Diageo PLC, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, in 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and North Africa region.

Dr. James Njuguna Mwangi is a Kenyan accountant, career banker, businessman and entrepreneur.

He is the current Group managing director and Group chief executive officer of Equity Group Holdings Limited, the banking conglomerate with the largest customer base on the African continent.

As of October 2014, James Mwangi was estimated to have a net worth of an upwards of Ksh17 billion.

Dr. Chris Kirubi is a leading Kenyan entrepreneur with investments in the Media, Manufacturing, Property Management, Insurance and Investment Sectors of our economy.

He is an alumnus of INSEAD Institute in France, Handles University in Sweden and Harvard Business School, USA.

In acknowledgment of his contributions to the field of entrepreneurship, he was conferred with an Honorary Philosophical Doctorate in Entrepreneurship by the SMA University, Switzerland.

Sylvia Mulinge is the Chief Customer Officer for Safaricom Plc

During her tenure, the company has introduced numerous projects to support underserved members of society including the MPesa Foundation, Safaricom Foundation, Ghetto Classics and Blaze Be Your Own Boss project for the youth.

In June 2019, Mulinge was inducted as the fourth member of the UN women initiative,  Unstereotype Alliance, chaired by Phumzile Mlambo – Ngcuka, the UN Women Executive Director.

Tabitha Karanja is the CEO of Keroche Breweries the first large brewery in Kenya owned by a non-multinational company.

She is among the few women who are trailblazing their way in high positions in largely men-oriented industries like the liquor industry.

In 2016, she was recognised for her fighting spirit and entrepreneurial mind and awarded the Entrepreneurial Excellence in Africa Award in the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize in Accra, Ghana.