NAIROBI – Bharti Airtel today announced the appointment of former Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Airtel Kenya.
Mr Christian de Faria, CEO – Airtel Africa, said his wealth of experience will add immense value to the board and provide strategic guidance to its operations in Kenya, to enable Airtel gain an important place in the telecommunications sector.
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 as well as 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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