Following his appointment to the high office of chairman PSC in 2018, Stephen found himself strategically positioned to influence a new direction for the public service. He has been able to apply the public service ideals of honour, trust and commitment that he cherishes dearly.
As Chairman of EABL and in his various board roles, his focus continues to be inculcating good board corporate governance practices and strong valuesethical business leadership, integrity, respect and diversity in gender, age and skill set, among others.
In 2015, as Occidental Insurance Company was deciding to re-strategize towards a more ambitious growth trajectory, it invited Mike Eldon to facilitate the development of a strategic plan that would guide it to the next level.
Mugo Kibati chairs the board of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) which provides 310MW of reliable, low cost, wind power to Kenya’s national grid. It is the single largest private investment in Kenya’s history and the largest wind energy plant in Africa.
Those who sit on the board of CMA aver that James Ndegwa is a man whose integrity cannot be called into question. They postulate that, State Corporations have very good procedures, if properly observed, for managing competing interests when they arise, and that James would recuse himself whenever the occasion arises.
With her at the helm, the Board has been fulfilling its mandate with utmost transparency, having adopted good corporate governance theory and embedding this in practice, working with professional audit, consulting, financial advisory and tax services firms PwC Kenya, KPMG, Deloitte Kenya and EY Kenya to support operations and providing pro-bono assurance services.
In 2020, Michael Joseph was appointed chairman of Safaricom, replacing the long serving Nicholas Nganga. New opportunities facing Safaricom will include the possible entry into Ethiopia.
Isaac Awuondo is the chairman of NCBA Group and a former chairman of the financial sector board of KEPSA, chairman of the council of Riara University, director of Bata Shoes Company Kenya plc and Nairobi Java House, among others.
As KEPSA chairman, one of his hallmark achievements has been to lead the private sector engagement with government that resulted in the improvement of Kenya’s Ease of Doing Business ranking, and the rationalization and easing of the tax burden to mitigate the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From 2003 to 2009, Amb. Awori served as the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to Japan and Korea. During his tenure, he opened a new Embassy in South Korea and built strong relations between Kenya and the two countries, especially by promoting trade and industry through the respective private sectors institutions, in keeping with Kenya’s new focus on economic diplomacy.
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