School of Business Notable Alumni

 

Prof. Francis Ndungu Kibera,

Professor Francis Ndungu Kibera is a founder member of Komothai Professional and Business People Association. He has over thirty years experience as an academician, researcher, and consultant in business management, and as a community service provider in Komothai and other regions of the country. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Toronto, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Alberta, both in Canada, and Bachelor of Commerce from University of East Africa (University College Nairobi).
He is currently Professor of Strategic Marketing and Management in the School of Business, University of Nairobi and Consultant in strategic management, customer care and institutional capacity building. He is also the Chairman, Governing Council of GRETSA University, Thika; Managing Director, Promin Consultants Limited; Chairman, Varsileo Enterprises; Chairman, Muchara Enterprises Ltd; and Chairman, Gender and Youth Social-Economic Transformation Initiative (GYSETI).

He served as Chairman of Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) from 1998 to 2007; Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi from 1997 to 2002; and Director, Central Bank of Kenya from 1998 to 2002.

 

 

Prof.  Peter K’Obonyo

He is a Professor, Dept. of Business Administration Is the Deputy principal , CHSS ,University of Nairobi. Prof. Peter Owoko K'Obonyo serves as a Director of The Kenya Post Office Savings Bank. He holds a PhD in Business Administration and he has held various important administrative positions at the University of Nairobi ranging from Associate Dean Faculty of Commerce, to  Chairman and Seminars Coordinator. In addition  he is a Member, KSG Governance Council

 

DR. JAMES MWANGI

CBS - chief executive officer & managing director .Dr Mwangi holds four Honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his contributions to the Kenyan society. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Certified Public Accountant. Dr Mwangi has been honoured twice with Presidential national awards. He is currently the Chairman of Kenya's Vision 2030 Delivery Board charged with the responsibility of ensuring Kenya becomes a middle income country with global high standards of living by the year 2030. He serves on several international bodies as an advisor and sits on the Board of the Africa Leadership Academy in South Africa. He has over 22 years of management experience

 

Eng. Joseph K. Njoroge

Is the current Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum .Eng. Joseph K Njoroge(MBS) was  Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, KPLC BSc (Eng.), MBA, R. Eng., C. Eng., MIET, FIEK. He was born in 1958 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Master of Business Administration with a major in Strategic Management. He has over 26 years experience in engineering and management. Mr. Njoroge is a Chartered Electrical Engineer, a Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, UK, a Registered Consulting Engineer, and is also a Fellow of Engineer of Kenya.

 

Adan Mohamed

He is the Cabinet Secretary Industrialization and Enterprise Development. Adam Mohamed promoted to the Africa office as chief administrative officer. Before his appointment, Mohamed was the bank’s managing director for East and West Africa. Prior to his appointment to this position, Mohamed was the managing director of Barclays Bank Kenya since 2002. An MBA graduate of Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce graduate from the University of Nairobi, Mohamed’s 10-year stint as CEO at Barclays gives him the experience and knowledge to run a government ministry like a private enterprise.

 

Ambassador Sarah Serem

Chairperson of Salaries Commission. She is a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management of Kenya and has nearly 30 years of experience in human resource management practice and other undertakings.

 

Mr. John Njiraini

Mr. Njiraini is the Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority.

He was the authority's Commissioner of domestic taxes and was pivotal in ensuring Kenyan members of Parliament were finally looped into the tax paying bracket.

 

 

 JULIUS KIPNG'ETICH

Chief Operating Officer - Equity Bank Kenya.Mr Kipng'etich holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) degree from, School of Business,  University of Nairobi. He joined Equity after an eight year successful career as the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Wildlife Service and was previously the Managing Director of Investment Promotion Centre. He is a member of the Kenya Tourist Board, and serves on the Boards of Kenya Forest Service, Police Oversight Board, Moi Girls’ Eldoret, Starehe Girls’ School, Starehe Boys’ Centre, Kenya Tea Development Authority and the Kenya Red Cross Society. He is a leading member of the Mau Task Force, The Steering Committee for the Marketing of Kenya Stadia, The 1st University Council Member - Management University of Africa.  He is also the Patron of AIESEC – University of Nairobi.

 

Mr.Linus Gitahi

He has been Group Chief Executive Officer of Nation Media Group since November 2006 and serves as its Managing Director. Mr. Gitahi serves as Chief Executive Officer of Nation Media Group at The Monitor Publications Ltd. Mr. Gitahi holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from The United States International University (USIU) and Bachelors of Commerce (Accounting option) degree from School of Business, University of Nairobi. Sc. Mr. Gitahi also holds a Diploma in Management from the Kenya Institute of Management.

Mr. Jimna Mbaru

He is the Chairman and Chief Executive officer of the Dyer and Blair Investment Bank Limited

 

Mr. Richard Etemesi

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya

 

Mr. Frank Ireri

The Managing Director , Housing Finance Company of Kenya

 

 

 

Dr. Edward Odundo

Chief Executive Officer, RBA

 

Prof. Kinandu Muragu

He is the Executive Director, Kenya School of Monetary Studies

 

Dr. Martin Oduor Otieno

He was the  chief Executive officer of the Kenya Commercial Bank

 

Catherine Ngahu

She  is the Chairman of Kenya ICT Board; Founder and Executive Chairman of SBO Research a leading Marketing Research company. She is a Founder Member of Marketing &Social Research Association (MSRA) and Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative-Part of Aspen Global Leadership Network. She holds a Bachelor of Education and MBA from University of Nairobi, School of Business.

 

Mrs. Mary Kimonye

 

Mrs. Mary Kimonye is the Principal Administrative Secretary/Accounting Officer, State Department for Public Service in the Ministry of Public Service Youth and Gender. She is the holder of an MBA and Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi (UoN).

Mary previously worked as a Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, School of Business for over 20 years and as a Faculty Advisor for Students in Free Enterprise. She was a Consultant and Trainer in the areas of Branding, Marketing, Strategy Development and Customer Care.

In 2007, she served as a Technical Advisor (TA) at the Public Sector Reform Secretariat and was instrumental in implementing Results Based Management (RBM) in Government. In 2009, Mary was appointed as the founder Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Brand Kenya Board where she served until 2015. At the Board she was responsible for initiating and executing programs to improve Kenya’s image and identity locally and internationally. The focus was to market Kenya by enhancing the Country’s visibility and reputation as an investment and tourist destination.

Mary is a two-time winner of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Trainer of the year award, a Fellow of Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), Warrior of Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) and a member of Chartered Institute of Marketing. She sits in the boards of World Wide Fund for Nature of Kenya (WWF) and the Global Peace Foundation.

In recognition of her distinguished service and contributions to national development, Mrs. Kimonye was awarded the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) in 2011 by H.E the President of the Republic of Kenya.

 

Mr. Eric Kiraithe

Chief of Security, Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).

 

Mr Isaac Awuondo

Managing Director Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA)
Mr. Awuondo holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Nairobi and has trained in London as a Chartered Accountant. He is the current Managing Director of the Commercial Bank of Africa where he has previously served as General Manager and Executive Director. He had formerly worked with Githonga and Company and Nation Printers and Publishers Limited as group Auditor and later as the Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary.

Mr Awuondo sits on the Board of several public and private organizations, including ICDC Investment Ltd, Bata Shoes (K) Ltd, Deposit Protection Fund, and the University of Nairobi Council. Through his involvement in charitable and philanthropic activities, he is the Chairman of the Kenya Conservatoire of Music, Director of the Gatsby Kenya Charitable Trust, Trustee of the Rhino Trust and Kuona Trust (supporting local artists). He plays golf and he likes reading.

 

Prof Bitange Ndemo

Prof. Ndemo was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication where he promptly started new development programs, including marketing Kenya as a destination for Business Processing Outsourcing. Between 1989 and 1993 he was a Financial Systems Analyst with Medtronic Inc. a Fortune 500 company in the USA. He joined University of Nairobi in 1993 as a Tutorial Fellow rising through the ranks to become a Senior Lecturer in the Business School. In 2005, Dr. Ndemo continued to champion strategies of moving and transforming Kenya into the digital age in all spheres.

Mbaadi John

MP Gwasi Constituency.He was elected to represent the Gwassi Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007. He Has been very vocal and instrumental in parliament and In September 2012, Mbadi was appointed the Assistant Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister. He is proud to be alumni of School of Business

 

 

Kigen Caroline, CEO ICPAK

Caroline Kigen became a member of the Compliance Advisory Panel in January 2008 and deputy chair in January 2013. She was nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya.
Ms. Kigen is currently chief executive officer and secretary to the Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, a position she has held since June 2006. Previously, Ms. Kigen was director of Professional Services and deputy to the chief executive officer of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. In addition, she has served as lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Nairobi.
Ms. Kigen graduated with an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Nairobi in 2001.

Dr. Letting’ has over twenty years of experience as an accomplished leader, academician, corporate governance expert, mentor and coach  in corporate and academic sectors. He holds a Ph.D, MBA and Bcom degrees from the University of Nairobi and CPA, CS and CIFA qualifications from kasneb.

Prior to his appointment, Dr. Letting was the Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Management University of Africa (MUA).