Members of Safaricom Board on Thursday appointed Peter Ndegwa as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing the late Bob Collymore.
Ndegwa will take up his new role in April 2020, from Diageo PLC. His appointment was greeted with joy and excitement in his sleepy Mumbi village in Nyandarua County.
His mother, Monica Wambui is among those overwhelmed with joy following the appointment of Ndegwa as the very first Kenyan to lead Safaricom.
“He is our pride. He has always been a role model to his siblings and other children in the village,” Wambui says blissfully.
“Peter brings a wealth of experience in General Management, Commercial and Business Strategy, Sales and Finance Operations, having spent over 25 years in various roles within the Financial Services and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sectors in Africa and Europe,” said Nicholas Nganga, Safaricom PLC chairman in a statement while announcing Ndegwa’s appointment.
“In his current role, Peter oversees the operations of Diageo PLC in 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and North Africa region. He had previously served for seven years as CEO in Guinness Nigeria PLC and Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC, where he transformed the two operations to deliver a double-digit growth by investing in people, introducing new brands and reorganising the businesses,” added the statement sent to newsrooms.