James led Operations & Finance teams in Kenya and then Finance across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the US. Shortly before shifting his focus to leading his personal business interests in 2017, James led Finance in a profitable 20-country region with a turnover of in excess of USD 2 bn p.a and in transforming the Finance function in a 35-country region. As a leader, James is known for steering companies to consistent growth, profit & cash delivery even against steep odds by strategically & operationally driving agility and speed in customer and consumer-centric execution, hence revenue, cash generation, and cost management models, well-balanced with good control and compliance (including tax) strongly reinforced by growing individuals & teams. He is also well-known for turning around ailing businesses and executing in all cases with impeccable integrity & resolve, keeping a level-headed sound business judgment under intense pressure.

James graduated with a 1st Class Honours BSc in Electrical Engineering from Nairobi University 28 years ago. He is a qualified and experienced CPA(K) of over 25 years and is a 2003 MBA (Strategy & Finance emphasis) graduate of Warwick Business School, UK with distinction. He has attended many Leadership development programs facilitated by world leaders in business training including Harvard Business School, INSEAD, and London Business Schools. James’ distinction-winning MBA work was research into business turnaround with a focus on success factors and the discrete stages in the process of turning around a business.