British American Tobacco Kenya - Phyllis Wakiaga

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive Director since October 2023

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Phyllis is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She has over 18 years of experience in Corporate Leadership, Governance, Public Policy, Government Relations, Sustainability and Private Sector Development. She is a Senior Advisor at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Prior to this, she was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Secretary to the Board at Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) where she served for nine (9) years.

She holds a master’s degree in International Trade and Investment Law from the University of Nairobi and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, where she is also a current Ph.D. student in Leadership and Governance.

KEY APPOINTMENTS: She has served on several Boards over the years and is currently a Non-Executive Director at the Kenya Roads Board, the Institute of Economic Affairs, International Centre for Research on Women (Africa Board) and the Board of Trustees of the United States International University.