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Place of birth: Nairobi, Kenya. Citizen of Kenya.
Education:2006:PhD, Graduate School of Business, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
1978:MA (Mathematics), Balliol College, Oxford University, England.
1976:Final examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London, England.
1968:BA (Mathematics), Balliol College, Oxford University, England.
1965:A Levels, Strathmore College, Nairobi, Kenya.
Employment:2008 – Present:Academic and Research Director, Strathmore University.
2007 – 2008:Senior Lecturer, Strathmore Business School.
1986 – 2001:Director, School of Accountancy, Strathmore College.
1978 – 1985:Lecturer, School of Accountancy, Strathmore College.
1977, Jan-Oct: Training manager, Ernst & Young.
1974 – 1976:Audit Trainee to Audit Senior, Ernst & Young.
1968 – 1973:Teacher, Advanced Level Mathematics & Physics, Strathmore College.
Other appointments:2007 – present:Chairman, Sasini Limited (quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange - NSE).
2007 – present:Non-executive director, The Standard Group Limited (quoted on the NSE).
1993 - 2002:Director, Kenya Capital Markets Authority.
1993 – 2002:Member, Value Added Tax Tribunal of Kenya.
2000 – 2003:Trustee, Jitegmee Trust.
2001 – 2003:Trustee, Corporate Governance Trust
1986-present:Convenor of the Financial Reporting Excellence (FiRe) Award (formerly the Best Presented Accounts of the year) panel in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
1982 – 2002:Member, Students Advisory & Library Committee, ICPAK.
2000 – present:Member, Professional Standards Committee, ICPAK.
Publications:2007:“The Chief Financial Officer: a leader, not a bean-counter”, The Edge, Business Daily, October 26, p. xvi.
2006:Doctoral Thesis: “High Quality Financial Reporting: The Case of the Nairobi Exchange”.
2006: “Can Kenyan Auditors Be Trusted?”, The Accountant, Nairobi.
2003:“Accounting for Leasehold Land in Kenya”, The Accountant, Nairobi.
Seminars given:A large number of presentations have been made at conferences and seminars organized by the World Bank, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the Kenya Capital Markets Authority, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, the Kenya branch of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Kenya, the Manchester Business School, the University of Dundee, the University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University, the Catholic University of East Africa and schools throughout Kenya.
Research interests:Financial reporting, business competitiveness.
