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Ms Svetlana Obruchkova (R)
welcomes Ms Ciru Miring’u as New

Nestle Kenya MD

Nestle appoints a Kenyan Lady to head
its Eastern Africa Cluster Operations

By Fred Ndung’u

On September 15th, 2014, Russia to work with the Mars Group role. I look forward to working with
in Nairobi, Nestlé, the after a two year’s tenure as Nestle the Nestlé team and partners to further
Switzerland based and world’s Kenya MD and 14 years’ service with our footprint and customer satisfaction

leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness the Nestle Group. in the region.”

Group, announced the appointment of

Ms Ciru Miring’u as head of its eastern The appointment was announced by She joins Nestle with 15 years’
Africa cluster that has operations in Nestle Equatorial Africa Region (EAR) experience in Fast Moving Consumer
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, new CEO Mr Cornel Krummenacher Goods (FMCG) within sales, marketing
Burundi and South Sudan. who also assumed office on September and general management and most

1st this year taking over from Mr Ian recently with Glaxo Smith Kline,
Madam Ciru, a holder of BSc in J Donald who had headed the 21 Consumer Health Division. She is
Biochemistry and Zoology, and Master countries in EAR since May 2012.
committed to achieving results through
of Business Administration (MBA) --
people, investing in the development
Marketing Degrees from University of Mr Krummenacher explained Nestle’s of local talent and looks forward to
Nairobi and United States International appointment of a Kenyan to head working with the East African team
University respectively and who shall the East Africa Cluster as part of the to build sustainable and profitable
be based at the Nestle Kenya offices Group’s strategy to invest in local business.
along Pate Road 3 in Industrial Area, talent. “This is also in tandem with our

Nairobi, makes history as the first gender agenda to have more women “Having served in an almost similar
Kenyan and female to be appointed in leadership,” he added.
capacity in the region for GSK,
to the position.
Ciru has deep understanding and
On her part Ms Ciru appreciated the experience managing in a versatile
 26 She succeeds Ms Svetlana Obruchkova appointment saying, “I’m very proud and complex international context

who has left Nestle Kenya for Moscow, and honoured to take on such a great and is well positioned to lead the

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