Board of Directors

Mr. James Ruitha was appointed Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board in February 2020. He is the Managing Director of Advent Valuers Limited Kenya’s leading real estate service company. He is a non-executive director at Vipingo Development Limited.

Mr. Ruitha has served as the Managing Director of National Housing Corporation, the parastatal mandated to build decent affordable houses in Kenya. He has also served in various managerial capacities such as Chief Operating Officer of PDM Valuers and Surveyors and Director in-charge, Valuation and Consultancy Services at NW Realite Limited.

Mr. Ruitha holds a BA Land Economics from University of Nairobi and is a Registered and Licensed Valuer, a registered and Licensed Estate Agent and a Member of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya.Mr. Ruitha holds a BA Land Economics from University of Nairobi and is a Registered and Licensed Valuer, a registered and Licensed Estate Agent and a Member of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya.

Dr. Mworia is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Centum Investment Company Plc., a position he has held since October 2008.

Dr. Mworia serves on several boards, including Lewa Wildlife Conservancy; Sidian Bank Limited, where he serves as Chairman, as well as in the Laikipia Development Authority Board. He also previously served on the boards of Almasi Beverages Limited, Nairobi Bottlers Limited and Nairobi Securities Exchange. Dr. Mworia was appointed as Chancellor of Machakos University in October 2016. Dr. Mworia holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi, and an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Business from Machakos University.

He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a CFA Charter Holder, a Chartered Global Management Accountant, a Fellow of the Kenyan Institute of Management, and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya.

Mr. Kariuki was appointed as the Head of Real Estate and Managing Director of Centum Real Estate Limited in October 2018. Previously, he served as the Centum Group Finance Director from January 2016. Mr Kariuki serves on the Board of Longhorn Publishers Limited and previously on the Board of Almasi Beverages Limited. He also serves on the Board of Governors of a public vocational training institute.

He holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Planning from Heriot-Watt University (UK), a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brooks University (UK) and an Engineering Degree from Moi University. He also holds a Certificate in Construction Management from the University of Cape Town. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He is a Certified Executive Coach and a Tutu Fellow.

Dr. Macharia was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Centum in October 2013, and currently serves as the Chairperson of the Nomination and Governance Committee, in addition to being a member of the Risk and Investment Committees. Dr. Macharia is currently a Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor backing upcoming entrepreneurs in media, education, data analytics and financial technology.

She is also a Non-Executive Director at the Barclays Bank of Kenya. Prior to this, she worked as Chief Executive Officer of Scion Real, a consultancy firm in the area of project finance and at Kaplan & Stratton, a top-tier Kenyan law firm, on transactions in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. She also served as a Senior Regional Advisor at USAID East Africa and worked at the helm of the Africa Initiative at the Global Fund for Women in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dr. Macharia holds a B.A. in Planning & Public Policy from the University of Oregon, a JD and LL.M from Cornell University and a doctorate from Stanford University, all in the United States.

Mrs. Ngige was appointed as a Non-Executive currently serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, Centum Investment Company Plc and a member of the Risk Committee. She has vast managerial experience, having held various positions in the past, including those of Chief Executive Officer at Haltons Limited, CEO at CMC Holdings Limited, Group Finance Director at CMC Holdings Limited, and Senior Manager at Deloitte and Touche. She also serves as the Chairperson of First Assurance Kenya Limited and a Non-Executive Director in Platcorp Holdings Limited and and Haltons Limited.

Mrs. Ngige holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Nairobi. She is a Certified Public Accountant (Kenya).

Ms. Ratemo is the representative for Kenya Development Corporation Limited (KDC) in the Board of Centum Investment Company Plc. effective January 2023.

Ms. Ratemo serves as the Ag. Director General of Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) and a Board Member with over 13 years’ experience in Credit Risk Management. She previously worked at Eco Bank Kenya as a Credit analyst, and before then, she was engaged as Assistant Manager, Securities and Documentation with Sidian Bank. She currently serves on the board of Kenya Wines Agencies.

Ms. Ratemo holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration Finance option from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and a Bachelor of commerce (Bcom) Accounting option. She is a Certified Public Accountant, CPA (K) and a member of the institute of certified public accountants (ICPAK) and Association of Women Accountants in Kenya.

Dr. Moses Ikiara is the current Managing Director of Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) and he also serves as a Non-Executive Director of Centum Investment Company Plc. He is the immediate former Executive Director of KIPRA (Kenya Institute of Policy Research).

He holds a PhD. In Natural Resource and Environmental Economics from as well as a master’s in economics and Bsc. Agriculture.

Mr. Frank Ireri, EBS, is the current immediate former Managing Director of HF Group (formerly Housing Finance Company of Kenya). He served as Group Managing Director, and Executive Director of Housing Finance Ltd. from July 2006 to December 2018.

Mr. Ireri holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi, and a CPA certification. After graduating in 1985 from University of Nairobi with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, he joined Deloitte and trained as an Auditor for 2 years. He then moved to Arthur Andersen, where he worked for 3 years. From Arthur Andersen, Mr. Frank Ireri moved on to Citi Bank where he stayed for 10 years working in operations and IT.

Mr. Ireri then joined and left Commercial Bank of Africa as a General Manager in 1999. Between 2001 and 2002, he was Chairman of the Kenya Institute of Bankers. In 2002, he left Commercial Bank of Africa and joined Barclays Kenya. There, he remained for 4 years and served in various capacities, first as an IT Director, then as Regional Service Delivery Director and finally Africa Operations Director covering Kenya, Botswana, Zambia, Mauritius, Seychelles and Egypt. In 2006, he left Barclays for Housing Finance.

Currently, Mr. Frank Ireri also serves as Member of various boards, iBuild Global Inc, Flame Tree Group and Habitat for Humanity.

Mr. Mbae was appointed Managing Director of Vipingo Development Ltd. in August 2017 and is responsible for the establishment of the region’s new economic hub at Vipingo.

Kenneth joined Centum in 2010 as an intern in the real estate team and has grown to his current position though delivery of various projects including leading the setup of Pearl Marina (UG), establishing the estate and mall management business within Two Rivers Development, setting up Vipingo Development from value creations all the way to ground breaking. He also served as the Ag. Deputy Managing Director of Athena Properties.

Kenneth has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry from Kenyatta University and a Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni having completed the Advanced Management Development Program. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute and Institute of Directors (Kenya).

Andrew Mukite Musangi obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Hull (UK) in 1993 was admitted to the Bar in Kenya in 1995. He has been actively engaged in legal practice for the last 26 years.

Mukite is a seasoned legal practitioner focused mainly on corporate and commercial law. His practice areas include Mergers and Acquisitions, Debt Recovery and Restructuring; Securities, Insurance litigation; Employment and Labour law; Commercial Arbitration; Intellectual Property (with emphasis on Anti-counterfeit matters); Public Procurement; Public Private Partnerships; Conveyancing and Company law.

Mukite has extensive Corporate experience having served as a strategic adviser to several corporate clients both local and multi-national. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at GenAfrica Asset Managers (formerly a Centum group Company) which has Assets Under Management in excess of USD $3 billion. He also serves as the Chairman of the Public Procurement Regulatory Board.

He also has extensive experience in property and land matters and has represented various high- profile clients with extensive land holdings in the region.