Mr. Chris Otundo is a seasoned business executive with over 15 years of experience largely in talent management. He has held several leadership positions over the years including his present role as CEO BrighterMonday Kenya. His previous roles have included leadership roles at Mastercard Foundation, Safaricom and General Electric, overseeing strategic talent acquisition across Sub-Saharan Africa and Canada. Mr. Otundo holds a Masters Degree in International Management (International Business) from Toulouse School of Management (France) and a BSc. in Business Information Technology from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (Malaysia). He is also an Executive Coach accredited by the Academy of Executive Coaches UK.

Ms. Leonie Von Elverfeldt has over 15 years of experience in media and advertising and has coached 50+ media brands around the world in audience and revenue growth. She is currently a consultant and coach at Elverfeldt Consulting where she works with wellknown legacy media brands on digitization, newsroom transformation, revenue schemes and rebranding. Ms. Elverfeldt is credited with developing and managing the first paywall in Germany (BILD/ Axel Springer) and founded a media company in East Africa (Pulse/Ringier). She holds an MBA from Technische University in Berlin, Germany.

Mr. Achola is a Partner, Portfolio Operations at Centum and currently oversees implementation of value creation plans in portfolio companies including sitting in several of their Boards as an Alternate Director to Centum Investment Company PLC. He joined Centum from Kenya Airways PLC where he was Director Strategy and Performance Management and had been with the Airline for over 13 years in various other senior management positions including in Information technology, Operations Control, Cargo Operations, JamboJet Airline, Human Resource and Commercial. Prior to that he worked with Uchumi Supermarkets as the Head of IT and Strategy Implementation. He holds a Master’s degree in Business and Administration (MBA) majoring in Accounting and Finance from the University of Nairobi and an MBA in General Management from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE) in Spain. He also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the University of Nairobi. Mr. Achola is a Certified Information System Auditor and a graduate of Executive Development Programs from Gordon Institute of Business Science-University of Pretoria, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and London Business School.

Mr. Sigei is a seasoned Senior Executive with more than 25 years’ experience in business advisory and manufacturing sectors, including being Chief Executive Officer in three Countries across Africa. He has recently been appointed as Chief Executive Officer for Pretoria Portland Cement - Zimbabwe, effective 1st January 2024. This follows a stint as the founding Managing Partner of STARTIFY Ltd, an Africa-focused business advisory firm focused on restructuring, turnaround and M&A transactions.

He brings on board a multi-disciplinary background with a mix of skills including General Management, Business Development, Restructuring & Turnaround, M&A, Finance and Risk Management. He has wide Board experience having served as Executive and Independent Director for various Companies. He is currently on the Board of Angaza Centre for Technology Literacy as a Non-Executive Director

Mr. Sigei holds a First-Class Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi, is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and graduated in leadership courses offered by Ivy league Business Schools - INSEAD, London Business School, HEC Paris and The Ivey Business School at Western University.

Ms. Muthui is a Director at Alpha Tax & Business Advisory Services Limited and has over 20 years of tax & business advisory experience where she works with organizations to implement and execute corporate tax strategies and other stakeholders in reviewing tax legislation in Kenya and East Africa. Previously, she worked as a Tax Manager at Coca- Cola Central East and West Africa (CEWA) and KPMG.

Ms. Muthui is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K) and a Certified Public Secretary (CPS-K). She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Nairobi, an MBA for Executives from Strathmore Business School and is currently pursuing a PHD in Commercial Law - Taxation at the University of Cape-Town. She is also an accredited trainer.

She is a member of the Public and Tax Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a former member of the Tax Committee of the Law Society of Kenya. She also served as a Board Trustee and currently sits as an External Committee member of the Centre of Tax Studies in Africa - IBFD.

Ms. Rotich is an entrepreneur, consultant and advisor. She was previously Executive Director at BRCK.org, a position she has held since February 2016 and a Director at BRCK Inc. since October 2013. She was a Co-Founder and CEO at Ushahidi Inc. in Chicago and Kenya in the years 2011 to 2015. She has also held various positions as Program Director, Data Analyst, and Consultant at several high technology companies. She holds a degree in Computer Science from University of Missouri, Kansas City, is a Sr. TED Fellow, MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow and has a wealth of experience in the IT industry spanning over 15 years.

Mr. Kulei is an Executive Director at the Sian Roses Group of Farms where he also sits in the Marketing and Operations Committee. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of Chemusian Farm, Liasion Group Limited and the Kenya Flower Council. Mr. Kulei has experience in a broad spectrum of fields and has a passion for agriculture having worked in one of Kenya’s signature industries for the past decade. He holds a Master’s degree in International Politics and Economics from Kingston University (UK) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Hult International School, London. He has a wealth of experience in agriculture, marketing, strategic analysis, partnership, leadership and technology having worked in the agriculture and insurance industries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. He travels, plays rugby, squash and football for fun.

Mr. Mwita is a leadership, media and communication management, and policy engagement consultant with over 15 years’ integrated international experience in Executive Management and Board relations; as well as research translation, and advocacy. A former journalist, Mr. Mwita’s current efforts are focused on connecting African journalists, scientists, policy makers and civil society organisations, to best help shape the news agenda for policy, practice, and development. He has in recent years conducted in-depth media assessments in Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, eSwatini, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Uganda. Among others. Mr. Mwita has worked in leadership roles at the Nation Media Group PLC, The Standard Group PLC, the Aga Khan Foundation, the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), and Thomson Foundation (London, UK). He has also served on the Boards of Inter-Region Economic Network (IREN-Kenya) and Ewaso Nyiro South Development Authority (ENSDA) and Co-Secretary of the Africa Means Business Advisory Panel.

Mr. Mwita graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree from the University of Nairobi in 1996. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Nairobi’s School of Journalism and an MBA from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, with Executive Development stints at the Haas School of Business (the University of California at Berkeley, USA), and the University of Luxembourg. A published author, Mr. Mwita is a former Fanning Fellow for Journalism at the Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio, USA.

Ms. Janmohamed was appointed a Non- Executive Director in July 2007. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Barrister at Lincolns Inn (UK) with over twenty (20) years legal practice experience. She is a partner at Archer & Wilcock Advocates.

Dr. Mcfie was appointed a Non- Executive Director in July 2007. He is a holder of a PhD. from the Graduate School of Business, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland and is currently a Senior Lecturer at Strathmore Business School with over forty (40) years lecturing experience. He has also previously served as a Director of the Capital Markets Authority and a member of the Value Added Tax Tribunal of Kenya.

He has over 20 years’ experience in television broadcast management and joined the Company in 2013. Previously, he worked with the Nation Media Group (NMG) as General Manager NTV-Uganda and CNBC Africa. He is a graduate of the IESE Business School’s Advanced Management Programme in Media & Entertainment.

He also holds an Executive MBA from Jomo Kenyatta University and a Bachelor’s degree in Building Economics, from the University of Nairobi.

Dr. Kipngetich is the Regional Chief Executive Officer of Jubilee Holdings. Previously, Dr. Kipngetich served as Chief Executive Officer of Uchumi Supermarket and Chief Operating Officer of Equity Group Holdings Limited. He had an illustrious career as Director and CEO of Kenya Wildlife Service betweenDecember 2004 and September 2012. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Bachelors of Commerce degree from University of Nairobi.

Ms. Gathoga Mwangi is an accomplished Senior Executive with over 26 years of local and international experience in Commercial, Operations Excellence and General Management in multiple sectors.

She has held Executive roles with The Linde Group PLC companies, African Oxygen Pty (AFROX) and BOC Kenya PLC as Healthcare Director leading the access to Medical Gases in Africa, Business Unit Director of the Bulk and Onsite manufacturing Business in South Africa and Managing Director respectively. The Linde Group PLC is a leading global industrial gases and engineering solutions company on the New York Stock Exchange. Ms. Gathoga-Mwangi has previously held senior leadership positions including Country Director at Cadbury Kenya and East Africa Limited, General Manager at Unga Limited Plc (Seaboard Corporation) and Country Director, Parmalat Botswana Pty in Gaborone, Botswana. Ms. Gathoga-Mwangi also had a long and distinguished career with Bayer East Africa.

She serves as a Non-Executive Director at leading companies including BAT Kenya PLC, BOC Kenya PLC and the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM).

Ms. Gathoga-Mwangi holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) Degree in International Business Administration from the United States International University (USIU) Kenya. She a Continuous Improvement (KAIZEN) practitioner and has led successful corporate turnarounds with this expertise. She is a part time Academic Director of the Women in Leadership program at Strathmore Business School (SBS).