On Thursday, Safaricom PLC appointed Peter Ndegwa it's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), commencing April 2020.
Following the appointment, Ndegwa became the first Kenyan to be appointed CEO of the leading telecommunications firm in the country.
However, not many Kenyans are familiar with Ndegwa, and his career experience prior to the appointment.
The newly appointed Safaricom CEO is an alumni of the University of Nairobi (UoN) where he studied economics.
He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
Here are some of the companies he has worked for before:
1. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
PwC is a multinational professional services network with headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
It is ranked the second largest professional services firm in the world. Ndegwa started his career at PwC as consultant back in 1996.
2. East African Breweries Limited (EABL)
He joined EABL in 2004. Under his leadership, EABL was able to launch an affordable beer for Kenyans dubbed Senator Keg, and until now, it is one of the most consumed beer in the country
3. Diageo PLC
He served at Diageo PLC from 2018 until his appointment to Safaricom.
According to Safaricom, Ndegwa oversees the operations of Diageo PLC in 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and the North African region.
Prior to this, Ndegwa worked for two Diageo subsidiaries in Africa namely; Guinness Nigeria PLC, and Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC.