British American Tobacco Kenya - Phyllis Wakiaga

Nationality: Kenyan
Age: 43

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive Director since October 2023 and a member of the Board Remuneration Committee

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Phyllis is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 20 years of work 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, Phyllis was the CEO and Secretary to the Board at Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM). She holds a Masters 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: 

• Non-Executive Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs
• Non Executive Director at Kenya Roads Board
• Non Executive Director at I&M Bank
• Non Executive Director at Jubilee Allianz
• Non Executive Director at MRM
• Non Executive Director at the International Centre for Research on Women (Africa Board)
• Member, Board of Trustees of the United States International University.