mANAGEMENT

Christopher Flowers

Managing Director of Kakuzi Plc

Was appointed Managing Director for Kakuzi Plc in 2013.

Chris holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in agriculture and engineering.  His career has spanned the last 25 years in agricultural companies in Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda and Kenya. 

Working initially with CDC in Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda he then joined Finlay’s before taking up a post in the tea trade in Mombasa. 

Chris returned to Tanzania in 2002 working for Mufindi Tea and Coffee Company.  Chris has sat on a number of tea trade and tea research bodies and is also a published writer on tea technical and agronomic matters.  

Ketan Shah

Finance Director of Kakuzi Plc

Was appointed Finance Director of Kakuzi Plc on 28th August 2007.

Ketan is a qualified Accountant being a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK.

He did his accounting training and qualified with a professional accounting firm in Nairobi, before joining Coopers & Lybrand, where he worked for 4 years.  

Nicholas Nganga

Chairman of Kakuzi Plc Board

He is a holder of a BA degree from Makerere University and served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Health. Mr. Nganga has been extensively involved in the tea industry and was Chairman of the Tea Board of Kenya.

He is a past Chairman of the National Bank of Kenya and Safaricom Plc. Currently, he is the Chairman of G4S Security and Car & General Kenya Ltd.

Graham Mclean

Non-Executive Director of Kakuzi Plc

Graham Mclean, a qualified agriculturalist, was appointed as Director of Agriculture of Camellia Plc in October 2014.

He was previously Regional Director of the Camellia Plc’s operations in Africa which included the role of MD of Kakuzi Plc from Jan 2005 to March 2013 and has worked for the Camellia Group for more than 25 years.

He was Chairman of Kakuzi Plc from 2017 to 2020 and remains a non-executive director of the Company.

Dr John Kibunga Kimani

Non-Executive Director Kakuzi Plc

He is a holder of a Bsc degree in Agriculture from Makerere University, an Msc degree in Agricultural Economics from Reading University and a Phd in Development Studies, Economics and Socio-anthropology from University of Sussex. Dr Kimani is a member of the Agricultural Society of Kenya as well as a member of the Avocado Exporters Association of Kenya. He is also a fellow of the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank.

He has extensive experience in the agricultural sector (public and private) including planning, development and administration of small-holder agricultural extension programmes at County level, developing and managing small-holder irrigation projects and preparing long-range plans for land and water resources across Kenya.  Notably he led the planning team in the Tana and Athi River basins embracing six Districts of what were Central, Eastern and Coast Provinces of Kenya. He has worked with Government agricultural projects aided by the World Bank, SNV of the Netherlands, JICA of Japan, DANIDA of Denmark and GTZ of Germany.

Daniel M. Ndonye

Independent Director of Kakuzi Plc and Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee

He is a chartered accountant by profession, having worked with Deloitte & Touche for over 30 years, 20 of which he was the Managing/Senior Partner. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.

He is also the Chairman of I&M Holdings Ltd, AccessKenya Group Ltd and AutoXpress Ltd.

He is currently also on the Board of Directors of KenolKobil Ltd and APA Insurance Ltd

Pamella Ager

Independent Director of Kakuzi Plc 

She is a well-seasoned corporate and commercial law advocate with over twenty-two years’ experience. She holds a Master of Laws degree (LLM) from Auckland University, New Zealand, a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, as well as a Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She is a member of the Institute of Directors (Kenya).

She is the Managing Partner at the firm of Oraro & Company Advocates, one of the leading law firms in Kenya.

She has been recognized by various international legal directories as a leading and highly respected lawyer in Banking/Finance and Conveyancing & Real Estate practice. She has advised both local and international clients in various significant transactions over the years.

Stephen Waruhiu

Independent Director of Kakuzi Plc

He is a licenced valuer and estate agent. He is the Managing Director of Lloyd Masika Limited. He is also a Director of Rea Vipingo plantations Limited and has been practising as a valuer and estate agent in Kenya, and also in Tanzania and Uganda, for over 35 years.