meet our Board members
Chairman
Dr. Wanjui, the Chairman of the Board has a long and illustrious career in the Kenyan corporate scene, the most prominent being the Chief Executive of East Africa Industries (which later became Unilever). He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, (BA Physics and Mathematics) and Columbia University, (MSC Engineering).
Dr. Wanjui was the Chancellor of the University of Nairobi and was previously the Chairman of CfC Stanbic Bank Limited. He is also chairman and Board member of a number of other Kenyan and international organizations.
Dr. Wanjui has been a director of the Company since 1986 and the Chairman of the Board since 1998. In recognition of his exemplary contributions to positive change in society, he received the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) of the Republic of Kenya award.
Deputy Chairman
Peter Joined Old Mutual in 1978 and has served the business in various arms and capacities as Development actuary and Executive General Manager.
In September 2000, Mr.de Beyer became Deputy Managing Director, South Africa, responsible for all Retail business.
In December 2003, Mr. de Beyer, as Deputy MD, was given responsibility for Old Mutual Service, Mr.de Beyer retired from Old Mutual in November 2008 and continues to serve on its several boards.
Independent Director
Dr. Muthoka served as the Group Chairman of Kenya Commercial Bank. He is the Chairman of the Board of Fellows of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Management University of Africa (MUA).
He has been a corporate leader and an entrepreneur with long and varied experience in public and private sectors in the fields of management, education, finance, investment, export promotion, agriculture, real estate, corporate governance, international diplomacy, and community voluntary work.
In recognition of his exemplary service rendered to the Kenyan Public Service and international organizations, he was awarded the medal of Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) in 2004 and the medal of Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) of the republic Dr. Peter Muthoka of Kenya award in 2012.
Director
Mr. Muguiyi is a Non-Executive Director at UAPHL, having previously served as Group Managing Director. During this time he has overseen the growth of the Group’s business in Kenya and expansion into Uganda in 2004 and South Sudan in 2006.
He has presided over the group restructuring in 2008 and the demerger of the Life Insurance Business from General Insurance Business in Kenya. Between 1988 and 2001, he was the Deputy Managing Director. During this time, he oversaw the merger of Provincial Insurance with Union Insurance to form UAP Provisional Insurance in 1994.
Mr. Muguiyi is a director of several other companies and is Chairman of Centum Investment Company Limited, a company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (FCPA (K)) where he was at one time the Chairman. He is also a Certified Company Secretary (CPS (K)) and a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA).
Director
Robert Mbugua started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Kenya in 1989 and rose through the ranks to the position of Partner in June 2001, in the Johannesburg office where he served until the year 2003. He has worked in various capacities in the financial services sector such as Managing Director of Standard Bank from 2003 through to 2011.Robert joined the board with effect from July 2017. He is a qualified accountant and also chairs the BOC Gases Limited Audit Committee.
Director
Mr. Maina is an engineer by profession. He worked with the Shell Group of Companies for 26 years during which time he served in senior management in Kenya, Jamaica and Ghana. In 1998 he was appointed Managing Director of Kenya Shell and BP Kenya Limited before leaving corporate employment to pursue private business in 2004. Key appointments: He holds directorships in NIC Bank, Insurance Company of East Africa, Afrika Investment Bank, Faulu Kenya Limited and Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited. He is also a Trustee of Starehe Boys Centre, Africa Conservation Centre and Gertrude Gardens Children’s Hospital.
Independent Director
Mike was appointed chairman of Mutual & Federal in May 2012. Having worked in the Old Mutual Group since 1979, Mike has served in several executive positions including Strategy Director for Old Mutual Emerging Markets, leading strategic work across Asia, Latin America, South Africa and Africa markets. He also served as Distribution Executive on the OM Group Long Term Savings executive in London.
Mike served on the Boards of Old Mutual Unit Trust, Old Mutual Investment Group and the Council of the Botanical Society of South Africa.
Independent Director
Paul was a senior manager with PwC in the Netherlands from 2002 to 2007. Prior to that, he enjoyed a 20-year actuarial career with Southern Life in Cape Town, ending as chief actuary and CFO, and a member of the executive directors’ committee. Paul currently serves on the Board of Old Mutual South Africa, where he is chairman of the Risk Committee and of the Committee for Customer Affairs; a member of the audit committee, and on the board of Old Mutual Kenya.
He is also a non-executive director of Infrastructure Finance Corporation (INCA), where he has been on the board since its inception in 1996.
Independent Director
Susan is the CEO and founder of Exclamation Marketing Ltd. She previously served in senior marketing positions at Colgate Palmolive, Boots Kenya, Barclays Bank, and Standard Chartered. From 2004 -2012 she served as a non-executive Director in the Group Board of KCB where she was also Chairman of KCB Foundation, Director S & L Mortgages for 2 years and Director KCB Uganda for 4 years.
Susan sits on the Board of Longhorn Publishers and Kenya Tea Packers Limited (KETEPA). She is also an advisory board Member at the University of Nairobi’s Green Horn Mentorship programme, a member of the Marketing Society of Kenya, the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) and the International Advertising Association (IAA). Susan holds an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Management from North West Community College, Powel, Wyoming and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management with a Susan Omanga Minor in Advertising from Rocky Mountain College in Billings Montana.
Independent Director
A.K Maina is the Managing Director of Kenya Railways. He previously served as General Counsel and Group Company Secretary& Head of Legal Services for UAP Holdings; a role that saw him provide legal advisory and company secretarial services to the twelve(12) operational businesses in East Africa.
He attained a Bachelor of Laws at University of Nairobi and subsequently admitted as an advocate of the High Court. He is a Certified Public Secretary and holds a various professional memberships. This includes: Law society of Kenya, East Africa Law Society and is a Fellow at Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK).
Group CEO
Peter serves as the Group Chief Executive Officer for UAP Old Mutual group. He joined Old Mutual Kenya as the Group Chief Executive in October 2014 from Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) where he was the Chief Executive for 6 years, in which capacity he is credited, amongst other things, with the successful demutualization and self-listing of the NSE. Prior to this, Peter was the Managing Director of Centum Investment Company which is Kenya’s largest publicly quoted investment company. Early in his career, Peter served in the Kenya Air Force and held the rank of Captain.
Peter holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Nairobi, and has a passion for the financial services. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Executive Director
James Wambugu is the Managing Director of UAP Insurance Kenya and an Executive Director of UAP Holdings. Mr. Wambugu joined UAP in July 2003 and has been involved in the development of the Group’s risk and quality management systems, business expansion and strategy development. He previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kenya and the UK, Lonrho Africa and African Lakes Corporation in the fields of audit, transaction structuring and support and risk management.
Mr. Wambugu has extensive experience across many countries in Africa. He holds an MBA and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the University of Nairobi and a diploma in Advanced Management Programme (AMP) from IESE Business School, Barcelona and Strathmore Business School, Nairobi. He is a Qualified Risk Manager (MIRM) and a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA (K).