Peter King'ori Mwangi is an

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, accountant and business executive in Kenya. He is the current Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the

UAP Old Mutual Group Old Mutual East Africa Group is a financial services conglomerate (company), conglomerate that maintains its headquarters in Kenya, with subsidiaries in Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location T ...

, the financial services conglomerate, based in Kenya, with subsidiaries in six African countries.

Background and education

He was born in present-day

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, Kenya circa 1970, and attended Kenyan schools for his pre-university education. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in

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, from the

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, graduating in 1993. He is also a

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and a

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. He a member of th
Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya
(ICPSK).

Career

He joined the Kenya Air Force (KAF) at the rank of Lieutenant and a job assignment of a Technical Officer. His job included the development of an ICT strategy and the maintenance of the avionic communication systems at the KAF. He worked there for five years, during which time he was promoted to the rank of

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. From 2000 until 2004, he served as

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and investment manager at ICDC Investment Company Limited, the precursor to

Centum Investments Centum Investment Company Plc, commonly known as Centum is a public East African investment company. It operates as an affiliate of the Kenyan government-owned Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC). Overview Centum is a publ ...

. Having served as Acting Managing Director from 2004 until December 2004, Peter Mwangi was confirmed as managing director at the company in December 2004. He continued in his role as the CEO, managing director and investment manager, until 15 October 2008. During his tenure, the company re-branded to "Centum Investment Company Limited'. When he left Centum, he joined the

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(NSE), as the chief executive officer in November 2008. His contract was renewed in 2011 but he had to leave the NSE in 2014, because the law allows for a maximum of two consecutive tree-year terms. During his tenure at NSE, the shares of

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of the exchange, were demutualised and sold to the public. In October 2014, he was appointed the CEO at Old Mutual Kenya, a subsidiary of

Old Mutual Old Mutual (officially Old Mutual Limited) is a South African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group, operating across Africa. It is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, the Namibian Stock Exchan ...

, the international financial services conglomerate, with headquarters in London, United Kingdom. In June 2015, when Old Mutual decided to merge all its businesses in Kenya under one roof, Peter Mwangi was selected to be the Group Chief Executive of UAP Old Mutual Group.

Other responsibilities

Peter King'ori Mwangi sits on the boards of the following public and private enterprises: 1. UAP Old Mutual Insurance Sudan Limited. 2. Kisii Bottlers Limited 3. Mount Kenya Bottlers Limited 4. Rift Valley Bottlers Limited 5. Eveready Batteries Limited 6. KWAL Holdings Limited 7. Central Depository & Settlement Corporation Limited 8. Funguo Investments Limited. 9. British American Tobacco Kenya Limited 10. Wildlife Works Inc.

References

External links

Website of UAP Old Mutual Group
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mwangi, Peter Living people 1970 births 1970s births Kenyan businesspeople Kikuyu people Kenyan accountants Kenyan electrical engineers CFA charterholders University of Nairobi alumni

Background and education

Career

See also

Other responsibilities

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