Peter Ndegwa (business executive)
Peter Ndegwa | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom |
Predecessor | Robert William Collymore |
Peter Ndegwa is a Kenyan businessman, accountant and corporate executive, who is the chief executive officer at Safaricom,[1] the largest telecommunications company in the countries of the East African Community, with approximately 35.6 million subscribers in December 2020.[2]
Before his current appointment, he was the Managing Director for Continental Europe and Russia, at Diageo. He was responsible for Diageo's spirits and beer business across more than 50 countries in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia, excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland. The business comprises six business units each with a General Manager.[3]
Early life and education
Ndegwa was born in Kenya circa 1969. He attended
Career
Before EABL, he worked as a consultant at
On 24 October 2019, the board of directors of Safaricom appointed Peter Ndegwa as the next CEO, effective 1 April 2020. He is the first Kenyan in that role.[7][8] He took over from former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph, who has been interim CEO of Safaricom Limited since July 2019.[9]
Ndegwa is the next substantive CEO at Safaricom, since the death of Bob Collymore, who died on 1 July 2019.[10]
Personal life
Peter Ndegwa is a married man.[5]
References
- ^ a b Paul Wafula. "Ndegwa takes reins as Safaricom's first Kenyan CEO". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Business Daily Africa (30 September 2019). "Safaricom market share at lowest level ever". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b Geoffrey Irungu (9 September 2018). "Kenyan picked to head Diageo in Europe, Russia". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Wandiri Gitogo (1 April 2020). "New Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa Takes Over". Nairobi: The Kenyan Wall Street. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b Jackson Biko (20 August 2015). "Corporate hack with leader's soul" (Interview). Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Angeline Mbogo (11 September 2018). "Kenya's Peter Ndegwa Named First African Diageo Head in Europe". Nairobi: The Kenyan Wall Street. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Brian Ngugi and Adonijah Ochieng (24 October 2019). "Safaricom names Peter Ndegwa as new CEO". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- The East African. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- Reuters.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Omar Mohammed, Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa (1 July 2019). Keith Weir (ed.). "CEO Collymore, who built Safaricom into $11 billion telco, dies of cancer". Reuters.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.