Mr. Patrick Nyaga

Mr. Patrick Nyaga is the Group Chief Executive Officer. He holds a master of Business Administration from Strathmore Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant (K) and a member of ICPAK. Mr. Nyaga has over 29 years of working experience mainly in banking and auditing. He has worked in various senior positions in banking. Prior to joining CIC Group Ltd, he was the Group Finance and Strategy Director- at Cooperative Bank of Kenya Limited.

He previously worked at Barclays Bank now (ABSA) as the Regional Head of Assurance and at KPMG (EA), with the main focus being the audit of financial institutions in Kenya and the region. He is a member of the Institute of Directors of Kenya and has undertaken training in several Corporate Governance courses including in Insurance Business.

Fred Ruoro

Mr. Fred Ruoro is the Managing Director – CIC General Insurance Limited. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics & Physics from The University of Nairobi. In addition, he is a senior Certified Insurance Professional from the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. Fred holds a Diploma in Management Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). He is a member of good standing of the Insurance Institute of Kenya (IIK).

Mr. Edwin Otieno

Mr. Peter Nyigei

Mr. Peter Kipkirui Nyigei aged 67, is the Director representing Rift Valley Region-based societies and is the secretary of Sinendet Tea Multipurpose Society. Further, he is a Director of Imarisha SACCO. Mr.Kipkirui is a retired teacher and principal who at one time served as a Programme Officer and a trainer in Early Childhood Education in Bomet, Nakuru, Baringo, and Kericho Counties. The Director has undergone General Insurance Business training and is a member of the Institute of Director.

Mr. Joseph Gatuni

Mr. Joseph Gatuni aged 49, Joined the Board in the year 2020 as an Non- Executive Director representing Co-operative bank of Kenya. Mr. Gatuni is certified public accountant with over 25 years of professional experience in all fields of external and internal Audit, Consultancy, Financial planning, and analysis, business process improvement, Risk Management and Compliance. He is the current Group Chief Internal Auditor for Cooperative Back of Kenya. He has also worked as an internal Auditor for NAS Group of companies and Ernst and Young auditing various firms in Kenya. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option) and is also a Certified Quality Assessor by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), The Director is a member of the Institute of Directors of Kenya.

Rose Karanja

Rose Karanja, aged 54, Joined the Board in 2022 as an Independent non-executive Director. She has over twenty-five years’ C-Suite experience in capital markets, governance, business and company law, and administration both in Government and in the private sector. She is experienced in corporate governance and board service and has served on and chaired audit, risk and compliance, nominations and governance, resource mobilization, credit, ICT, disciplinary and membership services committees.

Rose is the Chair of Women Corporate Directors (Kenya) Chapter; Chair of the board of Acorn Investment Management Limited, (AIML); Chair of the Board of Airtel Money Kenya Ltd; Chair of the Board of Digital Opportunity Trust Kenya; and Vice Chair of Kenya Community Development Foundation. Rose also serves on the Boards of Development Bank of Kenya, St Bakhita Schools and Karen Country Club.

Rose holds a Master of Laws degree from the American University in Washington DC specializing in international business law, an MBA from Strathmore University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Secretaries, Kenya. Rose has worked as a State Counsel at the Attorney General’s Chambers in the Public Trustee and Bankruptcy Sections. She also served on the Review of Companies Law Task Force, and later served as the Head of the Copyright Office.

Rose is the immediate past CEO of the Central Depository & Settlement Corporation Ltd (CDSC), providing custody and settlement services for securities traded at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. She served in this position for 12 years, until October 2019. Prior to that Rose was the Head of Legal and Compliance, and Company Secretary at the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Jackson Mbui

Director, Eng Jackson Muchira Mbui, aged 64 joined the board in 2022, as an Independent Director. He holds an MBA in Strategic Management and Bsc. Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi. The Director has undergone trainings in Management Development, Effective Director Programme from Strathmore University, Strategy & Development, Business Risk Management, Project Management and Company Directors Course from Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance. Mr Mbui has also undergone the Corporate Governance training by Centre for Corporate Governance and is a member of the Institute of Directors of Kenya. He was the founder Chairman of the courier industry association of Kenya. Eng Mbui served as the Managing Director of Tata Chemicals Magadi Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals, Mumbai- India. He also served as an Advisor within the group. Prior to joining Tata, he was a long serving Deputy Managing Director for G4S Kenya Ltd. He honed his commercial and business skills while serving as General manager for Car and General and serving as the production manager for the “Coca Cola Company”. Jackson Muchira commenced his career working for “Services Techniques Schlumberger” in Paris –France.

Fred Ruoro

Mr. Fred Ruoro is the Managing Director – CIC General Insurance Limited. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics & Physics from The University of Nairobi. In addition, he is a senior Certified Insurance Professional from the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. Fred holds a Diploma in Management Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). He is a member of good standing of the Insurance Institute of Kenya (IIK).

Philip Kimani

Philip holds a Master of Science in Professional Accountancy from University of London and Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Accountant and Member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Philip has over seventeen years of experience mainly in the Insurance Sector. Prior to joining CIC Group, he was the Chief Finance Officer & Principal Officer for Jubilee Insurance Company. He previously held Senior Management roles at Resolution Insurance, WPP Scan group and PricewaterhouseCoopers where he began his career. He has a wealth of experience in Strategic planning, Investment management, Financial and Risk Management.

Michael Mugo

Mr. Michael Mugo joined the Group in 2003 as an Agency Manager in Ordinary life. He has a total of 25 years of experience in the Insurance industry. He has served the organization in various senior capacities including Sales Management, Corporate Affairs, and Communication, Marketing, and Strategy. He has undergone extensive training in the areas of leadership, governance, and strategic management. He is the immediate former MD, CIC Africa (South Sudan), and played a prime role in the establishment of the subsidiary in South Sudan. Michael is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from Strathmore Business School, Lagos Business School, and IESE, Barcelona. He holds an MBA degree from JKUAT with a special focus on Strategy and Marketing. He is a Bed (Econ & Geog) graduate of Moi University. He has extensive training and experience in institutions and business enterprises. He is a member of the Institute Of Directors of Kenya and the Institute of Customer Service of Kenya. He effectively communicates direction, commits people to action, inspires vision and ownership of projects, and conveys complex information in easily understood formats.

Kang’e N. McDonald

McDonald holds a Master’s Degree (Msc) in Finance and Investments, a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting, a post graduate Diploma from the Kenya Institute of Management and various professional qualifications including Certified Credit Professional (CCP) and Certified Secretary (CS) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAK). He is also a graduate of the Management Advancement Program from the University of Witwatersrand (SA) and is a researcher on transient advantages and dynamic capabilities in relation to business performance. Kang’e has a wealth of experience in various sectors including insurance and healthcare delivery, NGO management as well as in the consulting services

Henry Njerenga

Henry has over 25 years of experience working in the insurance sector in various fields such as Underwriting, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. Henry has implemented for CIC Group the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) which has brought significant improvements in customer care operations. He is a graduate of The Management University of Africa (MUA) – Executive Bachelors of Business Management (EBBM). He holds a Diploma in Marketing Management (DMM) from the Kenya Institute of Management in addition to various programs attended over time including in the corporate governance area. He is also a full member of good standing of KIM holding title MKIM. He is a member of Audit Risk & Governance committee of KIM and have served in the National Council including other committees of the board for over ten years.

Joseph Kamiri

Mr. Joseph Kamiri is the General Manager Marketing & Customer Experience. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce – Insurance Option from the University of Nairobi. He’s an Associate Member of the Insurance Institute of Kenya (AIIK) and an Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII). He holds an MBA (Marketing) from the University of Nairobi. In addition, Mr. Kamiri has done the Advanced Management Program (AMP), from IESE Business School, Spain & Strathmore Business School, Kenya, and has attended Negotiation, Mediation & Arbitration training from the International Law Institute (George Washington University-USA). Mr. Kamiri has over 25 years experience in the Insurance business in both Kenya and the Global Emerging Markets. He joined CIC in 2014.

Faith Muriungi

Faith holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Insurance Option). She also has a Diploma in Insurance (ACII). Ms. Muriungi has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry. She joined CIC in 2015.

Mwenda P. Itumbiri

Mwenda holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Biochemistry) from Egerton University, a Master of Business Administration, MBA (Human Resource Management) from the University of Nairobi, a Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management from the Kenya Institute of Management, KIM and Diploma in Insurance from the College of Insurance. Mr. Mwenda is also a Certified Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor with over 18 years Leadership and Management experience, 14 of which have been in Strategic HR Leadership. He is a full member of the Institute of Human Resource Management, MIHRM, the Kenya Institute of Management, MKIM, Insurance Institute of Kenya, AIIK and the Institute of Directors, Kenya, IOD. Mr. Mwenda has been in the insurance industry for the last 7 years. He joined CIC Insurance Group in 2012.

Susan Robi

Ms. Susan Robi is the General Manager of Risk and Compliance. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya holding a Bachelor of Laws (“LLB”) Degree from the Makerere University and a Masters in Law and Finance from Goethe University (Institute of law and Finance) in Frankfurt Germany. Professionally Ms. Robi holds a Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law and has over 10 years of experience in various capacities and industries ranging from both Local and International Law Practice, Insurance, Finance, and Risk Management. Ms. Robi joined CIC in 2011.

Salome Ndegwa

Ms. Salome Ndegwa is the Actuarial Manager. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science, Masters in Economics (Econometrics) and is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) in the UK. Salome also holds certificates in Financial Econometrics, Mathematical Finance and New Managers Leadership Program from Strathmore Business School. She is also a member of The Actuarial Society of Kenya (TASK). Salome joined CIC Insurance Group in 2014.

Tabitha Kihanya

Tabitha has over 10 years work experience in various capacities within the Banking and Insurance industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Moi University, and a Diploma in Insurance from College of Insurance – (AIIK). Tabitha is a member of Insurance Institute of Kenya (IIK).

Mary Wanga

Ms. Wanga is the Company Secretary and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 24 years’ experience both as a practicing and corporate lawyer. She joined CIC Group Plc in 2008. Ms. Wanga is a Certified Public Secretary CPS (K) and holds a Bachelor Degree in Law, Bachelor of Social Legislation and Post Graduate Diploma in Kenya Laws and Diploma in Insurance (AIIK). She is a member of the Institute of Directors of Kenya, An Associate member of Insurance Institute of Kenya and Convenor of Legal Affairs and Professional Standards Committee, Law Society of Kenya, ACIArb, ICPSK and Women on Boards Network (WOBN).