Moses Kemibaro reports on his blog…
AccessKenya today appointed Mr. Daniel Ndonye as the new Chairman of the Board. This follows the resignation of Mr. Michael Somen who has tendered his resignation as the Chairman of the Board of the Group. Mr. Ndonye’s appointment takes effect immediately.
As Chairman, Michael had led the board of the company since its inception 10 years ago leading to its listing at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) 3 years ago. AccessKenya has witnessed rapid growth from what was basically a start up in 2000 to a company with revenues in excess of Kshs 2 billion in 2009. Today, AccessKenya stands as a market leader in corporate internet services with an estimated market share of 42% whilst owning three infrastructure networks and has a national reach. Michael Somen will remain a member of the board at AccessKenya going forward.
Mr. Ndonye becomes Chairman having vast experience from his tenures at Deloitte East Africa for 20 years, ten of which he served as the Managing/Senior Partner until his retirement in May 2010. During this period he devoted almost all his time to serving clients especially in audit.
“Mr Ndonye joins AccessKenya at a time of continued rapid expansion for the Group and the Board believes he will bring his experience, knowledge and guidance to the Company in the next phase of growth as we strive to continue our rapid growth and customer acquisition in our three core focus areas of Corporate & SME Internet, Residential Internet and IT Services. His accounting background will also give the Group significant expertise from a financial perspective.” said Jonathan Somen, Group Managing Director, AccessKenya.
