By Donald Kogai
Primary health care solutions provider Penda
Health announced the appointment of key
executives as it seeks to deepen its corporate
leadership pool.
Penda Health, a growing operator of quality and
affordable medical centres in Nairobi city and
its environs, appointed finance professional Ms
Freshiah Nganga as its Chief Financial Officer.
Joining Penda Health from Ethiopia based
Investment firm, Flow Equity LLC, Ms Nganga
has been tapped to lead Penda Health’s Finance
Management function.
Speaking when she confirmed the appointment,
Penda Health General Manager for Medical
Centres, Ms. Marion Kago, said Ms Nganga
would provide strategic financial leadership
support for the health solutions firm, currently
focusing on service and product diversification
goals.
Penda Health, Kago said, currently operates 17
paperless, technology-enabled medical centres
in Nairobi, serving more than 250,000 patients
annually.
“At Penda Health, we are excited to welcome
such a seasoned professional as Ms Nganga to
lead our Finance Management function. In her
new role as the CFO and with her proven
experience in financial reporting, fund-raising,
risk management, stakeholder management,
strategic planning and execution, she will be
partnering with our Leadership Team to make
the company’s most important strategic
decisions during this critical phase of our
growth,” Kago said, adding that, “Alongside
investments in our human capital base, we are
currently expanding vertically by adding
services, investing heavily in digital health
capabilities, and partnering with insurance
companies and major employers to provide
affordable health insurance to Kenyan families.”
Before joining Penda, Ms Nganga was serving
as the Group CFO at Flow Equity which is one of
Ethiopia’s leading venture capital firms with
interests in the country’s agricultural sector. She
has also previously served in Kenya as the
Group CFO for KFC restaurants’ franchisee
Kuku Foods East Africa Holdings.
A Masters in Business Administration – Finance
option Degree graduate from the United States
International University – Africa and a Daystar
University Bachelor of Commerce; Accounting,
Business Administration and Management
Degree alumni, Ms Nganga started her career
as an Audit Senior with Deloitte East Africa.
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