Rose Ogega

Rose Nyaboke Ogega (née Rose Nyaboke), is a Kenyan accountant, businesswoman and corporate executive, who serves as the chief executive officer of Bloom Consultancy Limited, a Nairobi-based organization that develops leadership skills through executive mentoring and coaching. She concurrently serves as a board member of several large public and private companies, including Safaricom, the largest mobile network operator in Kenya.[1]

Rose Ogega
Born1965 (age 57–58)
Kenya
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenya
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi
(Bachelor of Commerce)
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya
(Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya)
Occupation(s)Accountant, Corporate Executive
Years active1985 — present
Known forManagement
TitleManaging Director of Bloom Consultancy Limited

Background and education

She was born in Kenya circa 1965. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, awarded by the University of Nairobi. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. She is also a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative (East Africa) and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.[1][2][3]

Career

Ogega started out her career as an accountant, at PriceWaterhouse Kenya, in 1985. From there, she worked at DHL International, as the Finance Director for East Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.[2]

In 2009, at the age of 34 years, she left DHL and started her own consulting firm, Bloom Consultancy Limited. While there, she serves as an accountant, corporate governance specialist, entrepreneur, management consultant, non executive director and public official.[1][3]

In February 2019, Safaricom Plc., Kenya's largest listed company, appointed Ogega to its board of directors, effective 12 February 2019. As an independent non-executive director, she is one of four women on the eleven-person board.[1][2][4]

Other considerations

Ogega has in the past served as a member of the board at Barclays Bank of Kenya, UAP Old Mutual Holdings and as the chairperson of the advisory board of Women Enterprise Fund (WEF). WEF aims to empower poor women through wealth creation and enable them to have choices and live with dignity. She has also served as the chairperson of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).[1][2]

See also

References
  1. Business Today (15 February 2019). "Safaricom appoints Executive Coach to its board". Nairobi: Business Today Kenya. Retrieved 15 February 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. Wangui, Miriam (15 February 2019). "Rose Ogega Appointed to Board of Safaricom". Nairobi: The Kenyan Wall Street. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. Aspen Institute (2018). "Biography of Rose Ogega". Washington, DC: Aspen Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. Wainainah, Doreen (14 February 2019). "Safaricom names career finance expert to its board". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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