Bharti Airtel today appointed Titus Naikuni, who has a wide range of experience across a number of sectors, as the Chairman of Airtel Kenya's Board of Directors.
"We are pleased to have Naikuni on the Board. His wealth of experience will add immense value to the Board and provide strategic guidance to our operations in Kenya, to enable Airtel gain an important place in the Telecom sector in the country," Airtel Africa CEO Christian de Faria said in a statement.
He is currently a board member of Maersk Kenya Ltd, Access Kenya Ltd, East Africa Portland Cement Company, Precision Air Tanzania, deputy Chairman of Magadi Soda Company Ltd, a member of Lafarge International Advisory Board and Chancellor South Eastern Kenya University.
Naikuni joined the Magadi Soda Company (now Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited) in 1979 and rose to the position of Managing Director in 1995.
Between August 1999 and March 2001 Naikuni was member of a World Bank's team that sponsored Kenyan technocrats, known as the 'Dream Team' who were engaged to turn around the Kenyan economy.
He returned to Magadi Soda Company in April 2001 where he continued to serve as the Managing Director, a position he held up to his appointment with Kenya Airways in February 2003.
