Professional

A senior executive, leads with deep understanding of critical business objective in a competitive rapid changing environment of business venture. Has extensive experience and knowledgeable in multi market segments with personal drive-in building relationship to guarantee delivery of customer commitments. Successfully leads in achieving year on year verifiable profit and business revenue.

Customer-focused, result-driven and competent in managing annual financial return exceeding $ 100 million in all business divisions.

Exemplary leader and moral supporter of country wide team of more than 1000 employees. Highly successful in connecting people of different levels, finds solutions and seize control of critical business areas.

GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR - KINGSWAY GROUP OF COMPANIES

• Kingsway Tyres Limited
• Kingsway Investments Limited
• Kingsway Properties Limited
• Creative Innovations Limited
• Growth Management Limited
• GreenHills Investments Limited
• Village Market
• Tribe and Trademark Hotels

AFFLIATIONS

• Chairman - M.P Shah Hospital Social Service League
• Vice Chairman - Lions Sight First Eye Hospital
• Vice Chairman - Kilimanjaro Blind Trust
• Board Member – St. Johns Ambulance
• Board member – Special Olympics Kenya
• Board Member – Auto Mobile Association of Kenya

BUSINESS ATTRIBUTES SUMMARY

Spearheaded change, establishing new strategic direction for amalgamated divisions (Group Companies and Units), leading to profitable operations, and building strong leadership team through clearly defined target of:

• Financial Performance and Bottom-Line Improvement

Grew financial performance by renewed focus on pricing, cost containment/reductions, Re-engineering of processes and expense controls, strategic sourcing and value assessment, and logistics management through Practical Process Improvements (PPI) and lean management.

• Defining Mission & Vision Statement

  Facilitated and guided business unit leaders in formulating new vision and strategic direction that successfully repositioned division as a differentiated competitor in the market.

• Operations Re-engineering

  Led management team in identifying and correcting critical problems; reduced and streamlined overhead expenses, strengthened products gross margins, overhauled and improved operating processes and systems, resolved quality and warranty issues.

• Customer Service

  Contributed and gained through after-sales service focus and improvements. Recognized for customer- centric focus and extraordinary customer intimacy in understanding and meeting needs.

• Team Development

  Developed over 100 Executives, Senior Management which includes Finance Directors, HR Directors, Product Line Managers among the Board of Directors

ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Developed 25 branches of Kingsway Tyres Limited countrywide.

  Streamlining business units around a coherent commercial and operational strategy, ensuring profitability, producing higher-than-market revenue gains, winning market share and emerging international regions. Delivering double-digit growth with a yearly turnover of $ 100 Million.

• Successfully implemented Structural Changes and Systems:

  Rapidly implemented forward momentum, generating year-over-year revenue gains and profits at steady 20% return-on-sales.

• As the Current chairman of MP SHAH HOSPITAL built state of the art ICU, Maternity Ward, championed 3 more new wings outpaced competitors. Through revenue and share maximization translated to turnover of $ 15 million and sales height of 12% increase.
• As a founding member, successfully developed the LION’S SIGHT EYE HOSPITAL and today is the only hospital in East Africa with an Eye Bank.
• Appointed by His Excellency the President of the republic of Kenya as Chairperson of the National Transport and Safety Authority of Kenya for 3 years from July 2023 to June 2026.

HONORS & AWARDS:

• Awarded with “ELDER OF BURNING SPEAR” (EBS) from the President of the Republic of Kenya for outstanding and selfless contributions to Nation Building, Community Welfare and Leadership.
• Awarded with “Honorary Doctorate of Humanities Degree” by UNITED GRADUATE COLLEGE.
• Awarded with “Ambassador of Goodwill award by Lions Club International
• Awarded by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II: (CStJ): COMMANDER TO THE VENERABLE ORDER OF JOHNS MEDAL.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Honors)- United State International University (USIU) 1979