BOC Kenya Accepts Resignation of Ramashala as Non-Exec Director

BOC Kenya says Joseph Ramashala has resigned as a Non-Executive Director effective 3^rd July, ending a board tenure that begun in September 2021.

Joseph Ramashala, aged 56 years old and a South African citizen, was been a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee, at the BOC Kenya Board.

Ramashala has held various roles across African Oxygen Limited (AFROX), BOC’s sister Company in South Africa, including Director responsible for Emerging Africa with regional responsibility across a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

He has a wealth of experience gained over twenty-seven years in the industrial gas industry and Food and Beverage industries. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Law) from the University of Durban-Westville and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Business Management) from the University of South Africa.

Ramashala holds directorships in BOC Zimbabwe Limited and Les Gaz Industriels Limited in Mauritius.

BOC Kenya Board of Directors include Executive Directors-Lawrence Githinji – Managing Director; Teddy Mutinda – Finance Manager and Non-Executive Directors Eckhardt Vorster, Cosima Wetende, Stephen Maina and Ruth Ngobi – Company Secretary.

At its 85th Annual General Meeting held virtually on 25th June 2026, at 11:00 a.m. shareholders received, considered and approved, adopted the BOC Kenya’s audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, together with the Reports of the Chairman, Directors and Auditors thereon.

Directors declared a final dividend of KSh10.35 per ordinary share, payable, net of Withholding Tax, on or about 21 July 2026 to Shareholders on the Register at the close of business on 31 May 2026.

Shareholders re-elected Mrs. C. Wetende, Mr. S. Maina, and Mr. J. Ramashala and Mrs. C. Wetende as Directors, to serve in various board committees.

BOC Kenya Corporate Profile

Established in Mombasa, Kenya, in 1940, BOC Kenya Plc (BOC) is a leading supplier of industrial, medical and special gases in East Africa. In 1947 the company started operations in Nairobi and later years, in Kisumu, Kampala, Mwanza and Dar-es-Salaam. The Company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in 1969.

The organization was established in Britain in 1886 and has been producing industrial gases for more than 120 years. The organization is member of The Linde Group, a world leading gases and engineering company with approximately 64,500 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. The Company’s immediate majority shareholder is BOC Holdings UK, which became a member of the Linde Group in 2002.

BOC Kenya’s portfolio includes dozens of different gases and mixtures, as well as related equipment and services. The Company’s customer base cuts across a large spectrum and includes public and private hospitals, food processors, civil and mechanical engineering contractors, motor vehicle body builders, hotels and restaurants, the informal business sector as well as small and medium enterprises.