British American Tobacco Kenya - Dr. Samson Macharia Irungu

POSITION: Non-Executive Director since July 2019 and a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Dr. Irungu is the Managing Director of Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation Kenya Ltd. He has over 28 years’ experience in various senior management roles within the oil industry and Testing Laboratory, in and outside Kenya.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Strategic Management from University of Nairobi and a Master’s degree in Business Management (Marketing) from Newport University (USA), alongside a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Nairobi. He is a member of the Institute of Directors (Kenya), Kenya Institute of Management and the American Chamber of Commerce among others.

KEY APPOINTMENTS: He holds Directorships at the Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Total Kenya Ltd, Petroleum Institute of East Africa and is a Board Member of KAG University Council.