MOKO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Deputy Head of Manufacturing
- HEAD of MANUFACTURING
Alexander brings almost two decades of manufacturing and operations experience to Moko. He has processed tea, macadamia nuts, and dried fruits, and has managed the Macadamia, Cashew and Fruits supply and value chains. When employed with Tensenses Africa (EPZ) Ltd, Alex oversaw a 400% increase in manufacturing capacity for macadamia nuts, as well as aggressive manufacturing expansion into dried fruits for export.
As Moko's Deputy Head of Manufacturing, Alex is in charge of the day-to-day manufacturing operations and functions to ensure the cost effective, safe, and efficient production of high quality products. Alex also monitors the strategic growth and expansion initiatives, with the current focus on the foam production line.
A man of deep faith, Alex enjoys spending time with family, watching Christian movies (his favorite is Courageous) and jamming to Christian music.
Job Titles:
- PRODUCTION MANAGER, FOAM LINE
Carolyne started as an intern at Walter Reed, and worked her way up to production lead in the pharmaceutical industry. A true team player, her greatest passion is helping her team achieve their greatest potential. In her tenure as a production lead at Regal Pharmaceuticals, she worked closely with her team and saw over 50% of them rise into leadership positions.
As a production manager at Moko, Carolyne's focus is ensuring that Moko meets customer needs in terms of timeliness and quality, while at the same time, maintaining efficiency in processes.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR of MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS
"E" is for efficiency and Eileen is all about it! Beginning her career at USG Sweetwater, Texas as a project and process engineer, she eventually worked her way up the ladder to manufacturing management.
As the Head of Manufacturing at Moko, Eileen's role is to ensure that we're making enough products in the most efficient, productive, and safe way. More efficiency = more Mokofied homes!
Eileen likes to keep things real chill when she's not busy overseeing product manufacturing. To unwind, she enjoys a good book, a comforting cup of hot tea, and music. In fact, in another life, she'd probably be a singer.
One half of Moko's founding team, Eric has a history of joining organizations at their early states and creating successful projects from promising ideas. Before founding Moko, he worked as a Programs Director with top global charity Evidence Action, leading a program that scaled to serve over 1 million people in 3 countries.
As Moko's inspirational captain, Eric builds and supports all of the Moko departments, sets the strategic direction of the company, and manages relationships with investors.
Job Titles:
- JUNIOR MANAGER, RECEIVABLES
Margaret previously worked with farmers, organising farmers' exhibitions to connect suppliers with the ‘interior' Kenya by providing a platform that showcased their products and brought the end-users, who were farmers.
Margaret's been a Moko-er for several years, having risen through the ranks from officer to junior manager. Over her time with Moko, she has worked with many people who have challenged her to be the best version of herself, and helped her lead the introduction of a new product line, filter foam. She oversaw everything from its inception to the market-to- sale strategy, which led to a huge revenue increase within a few months. Filter foam is now responsible for 30% of monthly sales. She embraces the idea of continued growth and development at Moko.
When Margaret needs a break from the real world, she finds comfort in the realm of fantasy books. Getting lost in a fantastic fictional world is Margaret's recipe for relaxation.
Job Titles:
- Growth Operations Director
Meet Njeri Kihara, our Head of B2B & a seasoned pro with a knack for making deals happen. on her belt, Njeri wears a whopping 12 years in the sales game, including a decade navigating the exciting world of FMCG with brands like PZ Cussons, Unga Ltd, Kimfay E.A. Ltd, and Bidco Africa.
When she's not busy cracking sales strategies, Njeri channels her passion into mentoring and training fresh faces in the industry, spreading her wisdom through fun groups like Women in Sales.
At Moko, Njeri is the mastermind behind our B2B channel. She's the wizard responsible for steering our sales ship to success, juggling revenue targets, and budgets, and ensuring our channel stays profitable.
Fun fact: Njeri is an introvert who is focused on what happens outside
Peninah has tons of experience in product marketing and content creation. At Moko, Peninah manages the marketing team and helps to ensure remarkable customer experiences that cultivate brand love and really get those "Moko smiles." She also pilots lead generation by running targeted ads on various digital channels. She's proud to have helped Moko grow from a mattress company to the big brand specialising in a wide variety of home products that it is today.
Marketing may be its own sort of art form, but Peninah has a particular penchant for painting-if only she had more time to do it!
Job Titles:
- Mechanical Engineer
- Vice President of Operations and Manufacturing
- VP OPERATIONS
Ranjith is a Mechanical Engineer and a Management graduate from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He began his career with Suzuki Motor corporation and has more than 25 years of experience in managing manufacturing firms. Prior to joining Moko, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Commercial Finance of one of the biggest retail chains in Southern Africa. Ranjith is also an alumnus of London Business School and has completed the exam requirements needed to earn a CFA Charter.
As Vice President of Operations and Manufacturing at Moko, Ranjith works towards optimising the operations of the company to help elevate Moko to the next level. He also heads the procurement function of the company.
This proud father of 3 is an avid football fan of Real Madrid CF and is a lifelong Brazil fan. He's also very into mathematical puzzles and handles classes on Maths aptitude development.