Kiprono Kittony, David Ndii among newly appointed Kenya Airways board members

Kenya Airways (KQ) has appointed four new members to its Board of Directors, tapping economist Dr. David Ndii, businessman Kiprono Kittony, corporate leader Chris Diaz and finance scholar Prof. Winnie Iminza Nyamute.

In a public announcement issued ON Thursday, the national carrier said the appointments were made pursuant to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) regulations governing public disclosures for listed firms.

Kittony, who currently serves as chairman of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), now steps into the role of Chairperson and Non-Executive Director of the KQ board.

He is a leading business figure credited with revitalising the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and has chaired or co-founded several organisations, including Creditinfo CRB Kenya, Mtech Limited, Betway Kenya and Radio Africa Group.

Kittony holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi, as well as a Global Executive MBA from United States International University-Africa and Columbia University.

In 2019, he was awarded the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) by former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Dr. Ndii, who currently serves as Chairperson of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, where he is the principal economic policy advisor to the Head of State and leads a team implementing the country’s economic transformation agenda, joins the board as a Non-Executive Director.

With over 30 years of experience, he is recognised as an accomplished economist, author, and strategist who holds advanced degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of Nairobi and is a Rhodes Scholar and Eisenhower Fellow.

Dr. Ndii founded the Institute of Economic Affairs and Africa Economics and has previously served as Chief Economist at Equity Bank and also worked at the World Bank.

Diaz and Prof. Nyamute join as Independent Non-Executive Directors, bringing decades of experience in strategy and board leadership.

Diaz currently serves as chairman of Adili Group, director at ALN Africa and group director at Bidco Africa.

He boasts more than 34 years of experience in integrated business solutions and has played influential roles in aviation through Kenya Airways and the Kenya Airports Authority.

Prf. Nyamute, on the other hand, is an associate professor at the University of Nairobi and has more than three decades of experience in finance and accounting.

The scholar has served on several corporate boards, including the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Sameer Africa Plc and Family Bank Limited.

“As a Certified Public Accountant and ICPAK Fellow, her career reflects a commitment to excellence, leadership, and service within Kenya’s financial sector,” the statement noted.