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Dr. Titus NaikuniGroup Managing Director & Chief Executive Dr. Naikuni began his professional career in 1979, when he joined the Magadi Soda Company as a trainee engineer. He later rose to the positions of Managing Director, in 1995, and Managing Director of the Magadi Railway Company (a subsidiary of the Magadi Soda Company), in 1996. Between August 1999 and March 2001, Dr. Naikuni was a member of a team of World Bank-sponsored Kenyan thought leaders, known as the "Dream Team," who were engaged by then-president Moi to turn around the Kenyan economy. In this capacity, Dr. Naikuni served as permanent secretary to the Ministry of Information, Transport and Communications and was a member of the Board of Kenya Airways as well. He returned to the Magadi Soda Company in April 2001, where he continued to serve as Managing Director, a position he held until his present appointment with Kenya Airways in February 2003. Dr. Naikuni has extensive boardroom experience, including member of the board for Brunner Mond (South Africa), Chairman of the Kenya Power & Lighting Company and Chairman of Housing Finance Company Ltd. He received the Manager of the Year Award in Kenya in 2002. Currently, he is a board member of Maersk Kenya Ltd, Access Kenya Ltd, CFC Bank Kenya Limited, deputy Chairman of the Magadi Soda Company Ltd and a member of Unilever's Africa Advisory Council. Dr. Naikuni holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Management Development Program and was awarded a Doctor of Science in Engineering by the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, an honorary award in recognition of his many contributions over the years. |
