Mbuvi Ngunze to replace Titus Naikuni as CEO of Kenya Airways

Outgoing Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni (l) with incoming CEO Mbuvi Ngunze

Africa’s third largest carrier Kenya Airways has announced that Mbuvi Ngunze will replace Titus Naikuni as the airline’s CEO. Naikuni is set to retire at the end of this year.

Ngunze who holds extensive experience as a chartered accountant in the east African region, joined Kenya Airways in 2011 as chief operating officer. He is an alumnus of both the University of Nairobi where he earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting and the Harvard Business School of Management.

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