Our team
We bring in over 48 years of combined experience in investments
Experience- Work & Directorships:
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15 years investment experience.
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Made 5 investments, 7 exits while at Centum.
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Managing Director of Centum Capital Partners since 2015 and has overseen the $300m private equity portfolio that has delivered 30% gross USD IRR during his time at Centum.
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Previous board memberships: Almasi, Genafrica, Platcorp, KWAL.
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Fund II: Overall responsibility for the fund with focus on deal structuring & exit. Setting strategy for value creation, governance and boards at portfolio companies
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Fund I: Board member of Isuzu East Africa, NAS Servair & Longhorn Publishers
Experience- Work & Directorships:
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18 years investment experience.
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CEO of Centum Group since 2008 & grew AUM from $47m (2008) to $683m (2019).
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Prior head of investments at TransCentury.
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Previous board member of Almasi, Nairobi Bottlers, Nairobi Securities Exchange, Genafrica, Platcorp, AON Kenya & UAP Holdings and others.
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Fund II: Deal origination, clarifying investment thesis in target companies, recruitment board members/senior management portfolio companies, external risk management (incl. financiers), holding monthly business reviews with portfolio companies.
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Fund I: Board membership Sidian Bank
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Centum Group: Responsible for running as CEO
Experience- Work & Directorships:
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15 years finance and operations experience
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Strong track record in transforming portfolio companies as a seconded executive from investor:
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CFO at Almasi (beverages, $80m turnover), doubling EBITDA.
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Managing Director of Tanelec, a transformer manufacturer in Tanzania.
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CFO of TransCentury, a power and engineering conglomerate pan-African group
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Fund II: Development and implementation of portfolio value creation programmes, including risk, governance, and external relations strategies. Providing guidance to the deal team on day to day basis.
Experience- Work & Directorships:
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18 years investment experience
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Previous Managing Director, Centum Business Solutions and Group Chief Operation Officer at Centum Group.
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Strong track record in strategy and portfolio transformation in his roles as:
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Chief Transformation Officer at Sidian Bank, in his primary duties at Centum Capital Partners.
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Chief Transformation officer and Director of Strategy & Performance Management at Kenya Airways.
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Fund II: Due diligence support and strategy and value creation plans formulation.
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Fund I: Portfolio management, value creation plan implementation, deal structuring & exit. Setting strategy for value creation, governance and boards at portfolio companies.
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Value Fund II
