NSE CHAIRMAN KIPRONO KITTONY SHORTLISTED FOR WORLD CHAMBERS FEDERATION CHAIR POSITION

NSE Chairman Kiprono Kittony Shortlisted For World Chambers Federation Chair Position

By Douglas Muriithi

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Chairman Kiprono Kittony has been

shortlisted for the position of Chair of

the World Chambers

Federation/International Chamber of

Commerce (WCF). The Kenyan business

leader is among six finalists whose

candidacy is being reviewed by the Paris

Headquartered organization that serves

as a global umbrella body of the

Chambers movement worldwide.

“I’m delighted to offer my leadership.

If successful, this will be a great

opportunity to attract investors to

Kenya and drive growth in the value and

volume of our exports,” Mr. Kittony said

in a statement.

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce

and Industry (KNCCI), which is a member

of WCF, has thrown its weight behind Mr.

Kittony’s candidacy. KNCCI President

Dr.Erick Rutto in a statement credited

Mr. Kittony with the revival of the

institution during his time as Chairman.

“He is widely credited with the revival

of KNCCI. His candidacy has been

endorsed widely and if he succeeds, he

will be the first business leader from

the continent to ascend to this

position,”Dr. Rutto said.

Kiprono Kittony is a well known business

leader who has served as the Chairman

of KNCCI and the Vice Chair representing

Africa at WCF. He is the founding

Chairman of Radio Africa Group, the CEO

of Capital Realtime, and is an astute

Board Chairman and Company Director,

having featured in several prestigious

boards in the course of his 3-decade

business career. Mr. Kittony is an

entrepreneur and investor with diverse

interests cutting across media and

telecommunications, technology,

agriculture, real estate, hospitality

and financial services.

Mr. Kittony holds a Bachelor of Commerce

and Bachelor of Law degree from the

University of Nairobi. He has a Global

Executive MBA from United States

International University in conjunction

with Columbia University.