CENTUMRE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Executive Officer
- Managing Director
- Group Chief Executive Officer - Centum PLC
Dr. Mworia is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Centum Investment Company Plc, a position he has held since October 2008.Dr. Mworia serves on several boards, including those of Sidian Bank Limited and Almasi Beverages Limited, where he serves as Chairman, Nairobi Bottlers Limited, Isuzu East Africa Limited and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Dr. Mworia also serves as a Director of Centum Exotics Limited, Investpool Holdings Limited, Centum Development Company Limited and Two Rivers Lifestyle Centre Limited. Dr. Mworia was also appointed as Chancellor of Machakos University in October 2016.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Non - Executive Director of Centum
Dr. Macharia was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Centum in October 2013, and currently serves as the Chairperson of the Nomination and Governance Committee, in addition to being a member of the Risk and Investment Committees. Dr. Macharia is currently a Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor backing upcoming entrepreneurs in media, education, data analytics and financial technology.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Non - Executive Director
Andrew Mukite Musangi obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Hull (UK) in 1993 was admitted to the Bar in Kenya in 1995. He has been actively engaged in legal practice for the last 26 years.
Mukite is a seasoned legal practitioner focused mainly on corporate and commercial law. His practice areas include Mergers and Acquisitions, Debt Recovery and Restructuring; Securities, Insurance litigation; Employment and Labour law; Commercial Arbitration; Intellectual Property (with emphasis on Anti-counterfeit matters); Public Procurement; Public Private Partnerships; Conveyancing and Company law.
Mukite has extensive Corporate experience having served as a strategic adviser to several corporate clients both local and multi-national. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at GenAfrica Asset Managers (formerly a Centum group Company) which has Assets Under Management in excess of USD $3 billion. He also serves as the Chairman of the Public Procurement Regulatory Board.
He also has extensive experience in property and land matters and has represented various high- profile clients with extensive land holdings in the region.
Mr. Ireri holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi, and a CPA certification. After graduating in 1985 from University of Nairobi with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, he joined Deloitte and trained as an Auditor for 2 years. He then moved to Arthur Andersen, where he worked for 3 years. From Arthur Andersen, Mr. Frank Ireri moved on to Citi Bank where he stayed for 10 years working in operations and IT.
Mr. Ireri then joined and left Commercial Bank of Africa as a General Manager in 1999. Between 2001 and 2002, he was Chairman of the Kenya Institute of Bankers. In 2002, he left Commercial Bank of Africa and joined Barclays Kenya. There, he remained for 4 years and served in various capacities, first as an IT Director, then as Regional Service Delivery Director and finally Africa Operations Director covering Kenya, Botswana, Zambia, Mauritius, Seychelles and Egypt. In 2006, he left Barclays for Housing Finance.
Currently, Mr. Frank Ireri also serves as Member of various boards, iBuild Global Inc, Flame Tree Group and Habitat for Humanity.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Non - Executive Director
- Managing Director of National Housing Corporation
Mr. James Ruitha was appointed Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board in February 2020. He is the Managing Director of Advent Valuers Limited Kenya's leading real estate service company. He is a non-executive director at Vipingo Development Limited.
Mr. Ruitha has served as the Managing Director of National Housing Corporation, the parastatal mandated to build decent affordable houses in Kenya. He has also served in various managerial capacities such as Chief Operating Officer of PDM Valuers and Surveyors and Director in-charge, Valuation and Consultancy Services at NW Realite Limited.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director of Vipingo Development Ltd
Mr. Mbae was appointed Managing Director of Vipingo Development Ltd. in August 2017 and is responsible for the establishment of the region's new economic hub at Vipingo.
Kenneth joined Centum in 2010 as an intern in the real estate team and has grown to his current position though delivery of various projects including leading the setup of Pearl Marina (UG), establishing the estate and mall management business within Two Rivers Development, setting up Vipingo Development from value creations all the way to ground breaking. He also served as the Ag. Deputy Managing Director of Athena Properties.
Kenneth has a Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry from Kenyatta University and a Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni having completed the Advanced Management Development Program. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute and Institute of Directors (Kenya).