Board Of Directors

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MR. SAMUEL NJUGUNA KIMANI - NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

Mr. Samuel Njuguna Kimani born in 1962 holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering and an MBA in Strategic Management both from the University of Nairobi. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).Mr. Kimani is a seasoned financial expert with an illustrious career in banking spanning over 20 years. He is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer of Jamii Bora Bank Limited (now Kingdom Bank Limited). Prior to that, he served in various capacities at the KCB Bank Group Plc including Finance Director, Financial Controller and rose through the ranks to the position of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the bank and group.He has also served at the Central Bank of Kenya in various capacities including Deputy Chief Banking Manager, Deputy Director Financial Markets, Principal Financial Accountant, and the Chief Internal Auditor. He has also headed the Surveillance Division of the Deposit Protection Fund. He has also served as a Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).He sits on various boards including the Nairobi Securities Exchange which he chaired for four years.

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MR.HARESH V. SONI - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (C.E.O)

Mr. Haresh V. Soni aged 58 is a first generation entrepreneur and a great visionary who is the Chairman of Delta International FZE, UAE and founder of Shreeji Group of Companies, Kenya. His ambition and vision resulted in many diversified and successful business entities which created considerable employment opportunities in Kenya and the region also. His investments include Shreeji Chemicals, Shreeji Glass (Uganda), Shreeji Silicates (Tanzania) manufacturers of Sodium Silicate, Delta Holdings Ltd a property and real estate company, Delta Automobiles Ltd a state of art service centres for transport sector, Air Direct-Connect an air cargo and aviation company, AMS an aircraft service and hanger provider etc.

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MR.DHAVAL V. SONI - MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mr.Dhaval V. Soni, aged 49 years is a self-made entrepreneur, has accomplish Advance Diploma in Computer Methodology, System Analyst and Business administration. He is the co-founder and an Executive Director of Shreeji Group and has wide experience of more than 30 years in various verticals of Shreeji Group businesses including Transport and Logistics, Building Material, ICT, Chemicals, Construction and development, Automobile, Aviation etc.

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MR.NARESH J. RANPURA - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr.Naresh Ranpura, aged about 60 years has rich and varied experience in corporate sector. He had credible service history in India before joining the board of Shreeji Enterprises Ltd as Director in the year 2000. He is a key member of the management team which had driven continuous growth of the company.

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MR.LUCAS MESO, MBS - INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Lucas Meso aged 54 years is a career banker with a Masters Degree (MBA) from ESAMI / Maastricht School of Management and B.Sc (Hons) from University of Manchester, and is currently the Managing Director of Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), Kenya. He has long standing service record in the banking sector with very credible history. He held various senior positions with East African Development Bank (EADB), Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Commercial Bank of Africa and Central Bank of Kenya. He is also a member of the Executive Committee, Alternate Representative for East Africa of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI).

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MR.ROBERT KANDA NYASIMI - INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Robert Nyasimi, aged 47 years started his career with Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd in 1994. He has been successful in founding Rentco Africa which is an established Leasing & Finance Company where he is the Chief Executive Officer. His career also includes serving as a consultant – International Finance Corporation (IFC), General Manager – Business Development, RentWorks EA. He has an Msc Marketing from University of Glamorgan, UK apart from Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing (DIPM) UK, Advanced diploma in Marketing (CIM) UK, Associate of Kenya Institute of Bankers.

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MS.RITA OKUTHE-NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MS. Okuthe is a Dynamic change-agent & turn-around architect with a proven track record of creating leading new businesses for top-notch multinational companies in emerging markets. She brings with her critical expertise in business development and Expansion, business turnaround, strategic planning and implementaiton , market research and analysis, revenue generation and leadership.

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Mr. GAURANG V SONI- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Gaurang Soni is the Director of Delta Automobiles Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nairobi Business Ventures PLC. He is the Director of Operations at Shreeji enterprises Limited, one of the biggest logistics companies in Kenya with a fleet size of more than 700 trucks, operating in East African Region and beyond. He has been associated with the Shreeji Group Companies for over 22 years in various roles. He is an expert in logistics operations.

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MR.VIMAL N RANPURA- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr.Vimal Ranpura is the Director of Shreeji Chemicals Limited, the larget manufacturer of sodium silicate in East Africa. He has been associated with Shreeji Group of Companies for more than 10 years. He has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Finance from university of Curtin , Australia. He brings vast experience in marketing, logistics and business management in the manufacturing sector. He has good exposure in the markets of East African Region.

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MR.UMANG H.SONI-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Umang Soni is very experienced in the manufacturing sector and offers great insights in technical, commercial and financial aspects of the sector. He also has great experience in the aviation industry in terms of cargo,maintenance and leasing of aircraft, business management, leadership and financial planing and also brings extentive commercial exposure in the East and Central African region.
He is a Director in Air Direct Connect Limited, Delta Automobiles Limited, both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Nairobi Business Ventures PLC), Shreeji Glass uganda Limited and Shreeji Chemicals Limited. He has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Edit Cowan University, Australia.