Bharti
Airtel today announced the appointment of Dr. Titus
Naikuni as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airtel Kenya.
Dr.
Naikuni, holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Nairobi. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business
School’s Management Development Programme and was awarded a Doctor of Science
Engineering by the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, an
honorary award in recognition of his contribution to
development.
He joined the Magadi Soda Company (now Tata Chemicals Magadi
Limited) in 1979 and rose to the position of Managing Director of the company
in 1995. Between August 1999 and March 2001 Dr. Naikuni was a member of a team
of World Bank sponsored Kenyan technocrats, known as the “Dream Team” who were
engaged to turn around the Kenyan economy. In this capacity Dr. Naikuni served
as permanent secretary to the Ministry of Information, Transport and
Communications and was a member of the Board of Kenya Airways during that
period. He returned to Magadi Soda Company in April 2001 where he continued to
serve as Managing Director, a position he held up to his appointment with Kenya
Airways in February 2003.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Christian de Faria, CEO -
Airtel Africa, said: “We are pleased to have Dr. Naikuni on the Board. His
wealth of experience will add immense value to the Board and provide strategic
guidance to our operations in Kenya, to enable Airtel gain an important place
in the Telecom sector in the country.”
Dr.
Naikuni, has had extensive boardroom experience having previously served on
various company boards, including as a member of the board of Brunner Mond
(South Africa), as Chairman of the Kenya Power & Lighting Company, Chairman
of Housing Finance Company Limited, Board member of CFC Bank, Board member of
Heritage Insurance, Board member of the Kenya Airways Group of Companies and on
the IATA Board of Governors, amongst others. He is currently a board member of
Maersk Kenya Ltd, Access Kenya Ltd, East Africa Portland Cement Company,
Precision Air Tanzania, deputy Chairman of Magadi Soda Company Ltd, a member of
Lafarge International Advisory Board and Chancellor South Eastern Kenya
University. He received the Manager of the Year Award for Kenya in 2002.
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