Subsidiary Management Team

Mr. Pius Muchiri, CFA

Managing Director, Nabo Capital

Mr. Pius Muchiri, CFA

Managing Director, Nabo Capital

Mr. Muchiri is the Managing Director of Nabo Capital Limited, a position he was appointed to in March 2013.
Mr. Muchiri’s mission is to steer Nabo Capital Limited to be the leading Pan African Asset Manager in scale, innovation and profitability.
Mr. Muchiri holds Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi with over 12 years’ experience successfully investing in Africa. He is CPA (K) finalist and a CFA Charterholder. He is a member of East African Investment Professionals and a Fellow of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu African Leadership Institute.

Maxwell Wahome

Group MD and CEO, Longhorn Publishers Plc

Maxwell Wahome

Group MD and CEO, Longhorn Publishers Plc

Maxwell Wahome is the Incoming Group Managing Director for Longhorn Publishers Plc.
He previously served the Company as Chief Finance and Operations Officer, a position he held for two years.
Maxwell is an expert in finance and strategy having previously worked for over 10 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Nairobi and Johannesburg. He also has vastexperience in the manufacturing, service, mining and FMCG sectors.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting) from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
He is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Strategic Planning from the Heriot-Watt University (UK).

Kenneth Mbae

Managing Director, Vipingo Development Limited

Kenneth Mbae

Managing Director, Vipingo Development Limited

Kenneth joined Centum in 2010 as an intern in the real estate team and has grown to his current position though delivery of various projects including leading the setup of Pearl Marina (Ug), establishing the estate and mall management business within Two Rivers Development, setting up Vipingo Development from value creations all the way to ground breaking

Kenneth is the former Ag. Deputy managing Director Athena Properties Limited.

Qualifications:

Harvard GSD Alumni; AMDP XVIII
BSC Biochemistry, Kenyatta University
Advanced Management Certificate in Business Management: Kenya Institute of Management
Member Project Management Institute and Institute of Directors (Kenya)
Certified RBA Trustee

Mr. James Mugerwa

Managing Director, Pearl Marina Estates

Mr. James Mugerwa

Managing Director, Pearl Marina Estates

Mr. Mugerwa James was appointed Managing Director of Pearl Marina Estates in August 2017.
Mr. Mugerwa is responsible for the delivery of the vision for Pearl Marina as a leading resort destination in Uganda and East Africa. Pearl Marina will be a city in its own right with about 20.000 inhabitants enjoying a range of unique services ranging from a world-class residential property, an international school, a Marina, to a world class sports facility.
Prior to joining Pearl Marina, James was the Managing Director & CEO of Shelter Afrique where he launched various large-scale housing projects: Rugarama- 2,700 units, Bukerere- 4,000 units & Kenya Police-20,000 units. During his tenure as MD he grew the total assets by 30% to over $ 350 Mn and implemented far reaching organisational changed that geared Shelter Afrique towards a performance oriented institution.
Mr. Mugerwa holds an MBA from Johann Wolfgang University of Frankfurt. He is also a Member of the Association of Italian Credit Managers (ACMI) and a Co-Founder and Advisor: A-For Value, Dubai

James Nicholl

Managing Director, Tribus TSG

James Nicholl

Managing Director, Tribus TSG

James Nicholl serves as the Managing Director, Tribus TSG. James is distinguished in his decorated military and commercial security career spanning over 20 years.

Commercially, James started his career by assisting a tier 2 security company grow into one of the market leaders in the region within a record 24 months. During that time, his training and counter-terrorism tactics assisted in the successful prevention of the Garden City 2015 failed suicide attack.

In his military career, James has gained operational experience having been deployed on 3 tours in Afghanistan, 2 in Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo and Northern Ireland and was awarded a CJO for Distinguished Service.