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Allan has been at the helm of Kenya Airways since April 2020 as the airline's Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He replaced Sebastian Mikosz whose term ended on 31 December 2019. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Jambojet Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Kenya Airways PLC.
Allan took over this role right at the beginning of a very difficult time for Kenya Airways and the aviation industry in general. He has managed to navigate the airline through these turbulent times and keep the planes flying through a string of measures and initiatives.
With over 23 years’ experience in leadership and management, and extensive knowledge and experience in the Africa business environment, Allan has proven success in new organization set ups, change management, financial planning, integrations, process improvement and company compliance and responsible strategic leadership. He was also integral to the turnaround of two GE Africa businesses: GE Power Services Africa and GE Industrial Solutions, both based in South Africa.
Allan started his career at Deloitte East Africa in Nairobi, where he specialized in Audit, Accounting, Outsourcing and Custodianship. He later joined GE as the Africa share service leader and held various senior leadership roles in GE businesses and in GE Corporate both in Kenya and South Africa before joining Jambojet Limited.
Allan has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Nairobi and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology from the University of Liverpool. He has trained at GE’s world class Crotonville Leadership Institute in New York, USA in Executive Leadership, Advanced Management and Financial Planning. He is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
Hellen holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Kenyatta University and an MBA (Strategic Management) from United States International University. Hellen has wide experience in Finance and Audit having previously worked as the Head of Corporate Finance as well as Head of Internal Audit at Kenya Airways. As part of succession planning, Hellen also led the Pricing and Revenue Management function for a period of 2 years. Prior to joining Kenya Airways, she worked at East African Breweries Ltd, Ernst & Young and Family Bank.
Hellen is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA(K)), Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor and holds certification in Control self-assessment. She has a diploma in Airline Management from IATA, certificate in Executive business development from the Gordon Institute of Business Management and is a certified coach and mentor.
Tom is a seasoned HR practitioner with twenty-seven (27) years working experience. He joined KQ from HF Group (Housing Finance), where he was the Group HR Director for 4½ years. Prior to this, he worked at Safaricom as the Head of Business Partners (Commercial Divisions); Airtel Africa as the HR Director (Talent Management) and HR Director at Airtel Nigeria. At Coca-Cola Beverage Africa (Nairobi Bottlers), he was the Country HR Manager for the Kenya business, and before that he was the HR Manager at The Nairobi Hospital.
Tom holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Human Resources from University of Nairobi, a Bachelor of Education degree from Kenyatta University and a Higher National Diploma in Human Resources. He also holds an Advanced Leadership certificate from GIBBS Institute (Pretoria University) and Christ Church (Oxford University); and a Senior Management Leadership Certificate from Strathmore Business School.
Julius joined Kenya Airways in 2001 and is currently the Chief Commercial & Customer Officer responsible for strategy development and execution of revenue and customer initiatives. He has extensive international commercial experience in delivering growth and improving performance in the aviation industry having worked in various roles across three continents. Prior to his current role, he was Director for Sales responsible for development and implementation of the global Commercial sales strategy. He was also Head of Pricing, Revenue Management and Distribution from June 2009 to May 2014.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Building Economics from the University of Nairobi and has attended various management and leadership courses, including the Executive Development Programme with Gordon Business School, South Africa.
Captain Kamal has an MSc in Aviation Management Transformation in New Digital Decade from London Metropolitan combined with 27 years’ experience in aviation as a Pilot, Senior Manager, Head, Post Holder, and Executive Officer.
His aviation career began with Egypt Air as a First Officer and Captain before moving to Etihad Airways as a Captain and Type Rating Instructor / Examiner (TRI/TRE). More recently, he was the Operations Director of Air Arabia and the Chief Operations Officer in Iraqi Airways. During his career, Captain Kamal has held several managerial and executive positions, from Post Holder Quality and Safety to COO.
He has contributed to the success of these airlines who follow various business models, including Legacy, Charter, Low Cost and Ultra-Low Cost. He is also an experienced Aviation consultant. Captain Kamal has a wealth of experience and proven ability in realising unprecedented targets, reducing costs, and transforming airline operations to propel organisational success.
Gerold holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration (Economics & English) from Goethe University in Germany.
Fred is an Electrical Engineer and holds various IT professional certifications among them; Risk & Information Systems Control (CRISK), Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). He has more than 21 years of experience in management of ICT enterprise systems, covering Hardware Systems Infrastructure, High-end Data Center systems, Networks and Communication Systems, Database Systems and Digital Payment Channels (E-payment Systems).
Prior to joining Kenya Airways, he worked for KCB Bank Group and Equity Bank Group Limited at senior leadership levels. He has a solid track record in aligning the technology agenda to the corporate strategy to enable the business to achieve strategic goals. He has proven capabilities of helping to maximize returns from technology investments to improve operational effectiveness.
