KCB boss Joshua Oigara crowned top CEO in Africa
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore and KCB Group CEO Joshua Oigara
KCB group boss Joshua Oigara has been feted with the Ai40 CEO of the Year award which recognizes corporate leadership skills and commitment to advance an entrepreneurial agenda for poverty eradication in Africa.Digital security should be core of management strategy
On September 2013,Oigara was termed as one of the youngest CEO in Blue Chip company in East Africa at rhe age of 39.
Even though his appointment in 2012 left people wondering why it wasnt an ollder figure appointed,he said he had an ambition to be a CEO at a young age.
“My ambition was to be a CEO in a Blue chip company by the time i am 40 although at that time i am not even sure if i knew exactly what a blue-chip company was”. See Also:Cheap Toilets Accelerating Progress Towards Sanitation for All Goal
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has also been crowned Africa’s CEO of the year 2017 by Africa Investor (Ai) Africa investor (Ai), an international investment and communications group which gives out awards at its annual business summit in New York.
Mr Collymore was awarded the Ai SRI 30 CEO of the Year award at the 11th Africa investor (Ai) Institu
Safaricom CEO Collymore Bob
tional Investment and Capital Markets Awards that brough together over 150 CEOs from across the continent. Read Also:Dangote urges public to report unscrupulous truck drivers, sets up hotline
“Our purpose is … creating solutions that aim to make a difference in our customer’s lives. We are also fully focused on building a sustainable enterprise that can meet the challenges of business in a rapidly changing world,” said Mr Collymore in a statement.
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The award recognizes and rewards CEOs who have shown commitment to sustainable development, pitting performance against their peers across the continent with the individual’s ability to effectively communicate their company’s vision and strategic initiatives against the backdrop of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). See Also:Local Kenyan Currency Undergoes Modifications
