Experience

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  Gikandi and company, advocates

  Jan 1995 - Dec 1996

  Legal assistant

  Litigation and Conveyancing

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  Agip kenya limited

  Apr 1997 - Mar 1999

  Principle legal officer

  -Evaluating Legal issues arising from time to time and to advice the management accordingly with ensuring compliance of existing laws and regulation. -Drafting or reviewing ,executing and registering third party agreements,leases,instruments and contracts affecting the Company as they arise.

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  Shell and bp

  Mar 1999 - Aug 2001

  Company secretary

  -Ensure proper appointment and induction of Directors. - Ensure compliance with the requisite standards of corporate governance -Ensure compliance with the requisite standards of corporate governance and audit standards.

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  Totalenergies

  Jan 2001 - Aug 2009

  -Develop,implement and manage a National LPG consignment cylinder policy scheme within twelve months. -To establish and maintain business relationships with key manufacturing and retail customers and strategic partner in Government, industry,and Total Africa Middle East Division with strategize and innovative new sales channels. -To advice the managing Director on the legal issues arising/anticipated from the organization's operations and strategies and to liaise with the heads of Department and line Manager. -Direct strategic roles,budgeting and leading the team as the Director.

  • Head,LPG Sales

    Jan 2004 - Aug 2009

  • Head of Legal and Company Director

    Jan 2001 - Apr 2004
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  Microsoft

  Nov 2009 - Nov 2011

  Anti piracy manager - west east central africa & indian ocean islands

  Responsible for Software Asset Management and Anti Piracy initiatives to combat, reduce and convert software piracy across 58 countries. Are the key relationship owner with government agencies, institutions and enforcement bodies. Develop train and run call centres and multi national teams to data mine and support AP efforts.

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  Graceland holdings, hill & kahn

  Dec 2011 - now

  Director

  Gracelands is a private property developer that has successfully conceptualized and sold two high end real estate projects namely Gracelands Muringa Road and Gracelands Athi River

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  Girassol agriculture

  Jan 2012 - May 2020

  Ceo and founder

  Established a 160 acre outdoor and greenhouse farm supplying fruits vegetables cereals to local markets

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  Africa advance group

  Dec 2013 - Oct 2016

  Ceo

  Africa Advance Investment Group Ltd is an investment company formed in 2010 by a group of investors who share a common passion to create investment opportunities that would help local people in East Africa own assets and grow wealth. They believed that by pooling their resources and expertise and by employing a professional approach to investment, they could create opportunities for young East Africans to participate in building and benefiting from their growing economies. Their focus is in the areas of real-estate, agriculture and education. The vision of Africa Advance Group is to be an African-owned 5B Ksh investment fund which educates boys in every African country by 2030. The company donates a proportion of all its profits to the African Advance Foundation for the purpose of giving back to society. Show less

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  Acorn holdings limited

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

  Corporate affairs director

  Acorn Management Services Limited is a leading real estate development and management company with over 18 years experience having successfully delivered over 50 projects valued in excess of USD 550M, including some of the most iconic developments of the past decade. Now in partnership with Helios Investment Partners, Acorn provides quality, safe, secure and affordable housing to over 50,000 students and young working Kenyans through its Qwetu and Qejani brands. As CAD I ensured adherence to corporate governance standards; engaged government, statutory authorities, industry alliances to achieve business objectives; manage the intellectual property of the company. Show less

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  Mavuno afya

  Jun 2020 - now

  Director

  A neutraceutical company based on a 2,400 acre farm in Malindi, Kilifi County to grow Moringa, Aloe Vera and Bamboo to process along their respective value chains and establish markets locally and export. My role is to establish strategic linkages and partnerships; establish organic quality controls for production and processing to European standards; conceptualize a distinct Moringa brand and form a unique value proposition; actualize a commodity exchange for Moringa products by 2026