Former KAM CEO Phyllis Wakiaga joins Tony Blair Institute

Former Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Chief Executive Officer Phyllis Wakiaga has joined the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change as a Senior Private Sector Development Advisor.

Her appointment to the post comes after the end of her nine-year stint with the manufacturer’s lobby which saw her serve as CEO since July of 2015.

Wakiaga will be tasked with driving the Institute’s continental public-private dialogue initiative and the development of global investment programmes across various sectors that are key to the continent’s economic transformation.

Wakiaga first joined KAM in 2013 as the Head of Policy Research and Advocacy.

She previously served as Kenya Airways (KQ) Manager and Coordinator for Government and Industry Affairs between March 2010 and June 2013.

Wakiaga holds a Bachelors of Law degree from the University of Nairobi where she also earned a Masters in International Trade and Investment Law.

She also holds a PhD in Leadership and Governance from JKUAT, where she also earned a Masters in Business Administration.

On Friday, KAM announced the appointment of Tobias Alando as the Acting CEO while announcing ongoing plans for a full-time CEO appointment.

Alando, who joined KAM in 2005, has been the lobby’s Head of Membership and Governance since 2010.