Experience

Date of Birth: 1937

Date of Appointment

8 November 2007

Dr. Wanjui has been a director within the Group since 1986 where he later became Chairman of the Board of UAP Insurance Limited in 1998.

His prior experience includes being the Chief Executive of East Africa Industries (which later became Unilever), chairman of CfC Stanbic Bank Limited and Chancellor of the University of Nairobi.

Currently, Dr. Wanjui sits as chairman and Board member of a number of other Kenyan and international organizations.

In recognition of his exemplary contributions to positive change in society, he was awarded the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) of the Republic of Kenya.

Other Directorships:

Bawan Holdings Limited

Wishbone Limited

Kikuyu Highlands Tea Company Limited

Tiwi Beach Hotel Limited

Camp David Retreat Limited

Olemonana Enterprises Limited

Hakika Limited

Experience

Date of Birth: 1943

Date of Appointment

8 November 2007

Professional Qualifications

Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (FCPA (K)) 

Between 1988 and 2001, Mr. Muguiyi was the Deputy Managing Director at UAP Holdings. During this time, he oversaw the merger of Provincial Insurance with Union Insurance to form UAP Provisional Insurance in 1994. Mr. Muguiyi later rose to serve as Group Managing Director for UAP Holdings.

During this period, he oversaw the growth of the Group’s business in Kenya, and the expansion into the neighbouring Uganda in 2004 and South Sudan in 2006.

In 2008, under Mr. Muguiyi, the group restructured and he also oversaw the demerger of Life Insurance Business from General Insurance Business in Kenya.

Other Directorships

UAP Insurance Company Limited

UAP Insurance Uganda Limited

UAP Insurance Tanzania Limited

UAP Insurance Sudan Limited

UAP Africa Limited

UAP Global Services Limited

Aimsoft Kenya Limited

Experience

Date of Birth: 1960

Date of Appointment

19 August 2015

Professional Qualifications

International Advertising Association (IAA),

Member - Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK),

Member - Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK),

Member Association of PR and Communications APReCom,

Bel Africa Club

Susan is the CEO and founder of Exclamation Marketing Ltd. She previously served in senior marketing positions at Colgate Palmolive, Boots Kenya, Barclays Bank, and Standard Chartered. From 2004 -2012 she served as a non-executive Director in the Group Board of KCB where she was also Chairman of KCB Foundation, Director S & L Mortgages for 2 years and Director KCB Uganda for 4 years.

Susan sits on the Board of Longhorn Publishers, UBA and Kenya Tea Packers Limited (KETEPA). She is also an advisory board Member at Acumen East Africa,  and a Board of Trustee at The President’s Award. She has  membership at the Marketing Society of Kenya, the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) and the International Advertising Association (IAA). Susan is the Honorary Consul for Jamaica in the Republic of Kenya.

Other Directorships

Longhorn Publishers

Kenya Tea Packers Limited (KETEPA)

University of Nairobi Green Horn Mentorship Programme

Experience

Date of Birth: 1955

Date of Appointment

29 June 2015

Professional Qualification

IOD, Institute of Directors

Mike has previously served on the Boards of Old Mutual Unit Trust, Old Mutual Investment Group, Old Mutual International and the Council of the Botanical Society of South Africa.

Having worked in the Old Mutual Group since 1979, Mike was appointed chairman of Mutual & Federal in May 2012.

Over the years, Mike has served in several executive positions including Strategy Director for Old Mutual Emerging Markets, leading strategic work across Asia, Latin America, South Africa and Africa markets. He also served as Distribution Executive on the OM Group Long Term Savings executive in London.

Experience

Date of Birth: 1953

Date of Appointment

I June 2018

Vincent is a co-founder of Catalyst Principal Partners, a Nairobi based private equity fund Manager. He has over 25 years’ experience in investments, banking corporate finance and policy advisory work having worked at the National Treasury, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank. He also serves as a non-executive director and chairman on several corporate boards. 

Other Directorships

Jambo Jet

City Lodge

Pan African Infrastructure Fund (PAIDF)

FSDA

Experience

Date of Birth: 1952

Date of Appointment

5 May 2017

Professional Qualifications

Management Consultant

George began his career in Aeronautical Engineering and went on to serve in the capacity of Deputy Managing Director and Marketing Manager for the Shell Company in the Jamaica, Ghana and East Africa Markets. Through this experience, George gained expertise in various sectors including: Strategy development and implementation, Governance, Organization development/ re-engineering and capacity building, Change Management, Risk Management, Finance and Investment Management, Mergers, Acquisitions and Exits, as well as Investment banking. 

He joined the UAP Holdings Board in May 2017, through Faulu Microfinance bank where he has served the microfinance business since 2010 and was instrumental in leading the restructuring and divestiture of the bank.

George has held directorships in various Shell Group of Companies covering marketing, manufacturing and refining companies. He is currently a director in various companies in the Financial Service sector. He is also a member of Remuneration and Nomination committee, credit committee and strategy committee at Faulu Microfinance Bank.

Other Directorships

Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited

Faulu MFB Insurance Agency Ltd

BAT (Kenya) Ltd

NIC Bank Limited

Starehe Boys Centre

Afrika Investment Bank Ltd

Experience

Date of Birth: 1967

Date of Appointment

1 July 2017

Professional Qualifications

CPA (K)

Robert started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Kenya in 1989 and rose through the ranks. In June 2001, he was admitted to the position of Partner in the Johannesburg office of PwC where he served until the year 2003.

Robert joined Standard Bank’s Africa business in 2003 and during his eight year tenure with the bank, served in various Executive director positions including Regional Managing director responsible for a number of African countries.

Robert joined the board with effect from July 2017. He is a qualified accountant and also chairs the Board of BOC Gases Plc.

Other Directorships

Old Mutual Holdings, Kenya

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company, Kenya

BOC (K) Ltd

Fleet Africa Group

Experience

Date of Birth: 1966

Date of Appointment

13th November 2019

Richard joined the Old Mutual Group in 1989 and has served the Old Mutual business in many different roles. He worked in Product Development as a junior actuary followed by a short secondment to a Reinsurance company in the UK. Since then, he has held positions in Old Mutual as: Finance Actuary for the Individual Life Division, Group Assurance Executive, General Manager of Product Development and General Manager of Savings Solutions. He is the Chief Risk Officer and the acting Director for Governance, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs.

Experience

Date of Birth: 1972

Date of Appointment

13th November 2019

Shailesh has over 25 years’ working experience in the insurance and financial services sector where he gained a wealth of experience in the general and life insurance segments, covering distribution channel development, product development, mergers and acquisitions and strategy implementation amongst many others.

He has served in various leadership capacities including Director of Asian Markets and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Old Mutual as well as having served as Non-Executive Director on several joint venture subsidiaries. He currently serves as the Customer Solutions General Manager: Income and Guaranteed Solutions at Old Mutual.

Experience

Date of Birth: 1969

Date of Appointment

23^rd June 2015

Professional Qualifications

Certified Public Accountant. CPA (K),

CPS (K),

Investment Securities Analyst, ISA

Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA

Certificate in Finance and Investment - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK,

Diploma in Actuarial Techniques - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK,

Advanced Management Programme    Strathmore Business School, Strathmore University, Kenya (in conjunction with Lagos Business School, Nigeria and IESE Business School, Spain

Peter joined Old Mutual Kenya as the Chief Executive in October 2014 from Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and later became the Group CEO following the merger of UAP and Old Mutual.

At the NSE, he served as the Chief Executive Officer for 6 years. During his time at the helm of the NSE, Peter is credited with, amongst other things, the successful demutualization and self-listing of the NSE.

Prior to this, Peter was the Managing Director of Centum Investment Company which is Kenya’s largest publicly quoted investment company. Early in his career, Peter served in the Kenya Air Force and held the rank of Captain.

Other Directorships

Funguo Investments Limited

BAT (Kenya) Limited

Central Depository & Settlement Corp. Ltd

As part of his mandate as the Group CEO, Peter serves on the various subsidiary boards as a director.