Monday, September 28, 2015

Ex-Safaricom executive is East African Cables pick for CEO

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Mr Peter Arina. PHOTO | EAC 
By RAWLINGS OTINI, rotini@ke.nationmedia.com

Posted  Monday, September 28  2015 at  12:29
In Summary
  • “The board is confident with this appointment, the company has both the leadership and the staff to build on its existing strengths,” the listed cables maker said in a statement.

The East African Cables has hired a former Safaricom executive as its new CEO to replace George Mwangi who is set to leave office on September 30, 2015.
Peter Arina is a former chief commercial officer and general manager for consumer business at Safaricom. He had also worked at Unilever East Africa as a brand manager.
“The board is confident with this appointment, the company has both the leadership and the staff to build on its existing strengths,” the listed cables maker said in a statement.
Mr Mwangi communicated his resignation to the board of directors at a meeting held in July.
“Mr George Chege Mwangi… tabled his resignation and the board resolved that the said resignation be and is hereby approved and accepted,” the board said in a statement sent to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
EAC’s net profit declined 14.3 per cent to Sh341.1 million in the year ended December as the cost of sales rose faster than revenue, which increased 13.2 per cent to Sh5 billion.

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