Business Leadership Team
Meet Our Executive Leadership Team
Discover the expertise driving our vision.
Explore our leaders' professional backgrounds, academic credentials, and extended contributions.
Capt. Kamal is a distinguished aviation executive with over 29 years of leadership experience across the Middle East and African markets.
Rising from frontline operations to the C-suite, he has led the transformation of four airlines through senior executive roles, most recently serving as Operations Director at Air Arabia and Chief Operations and Executive Officer at Iraqi Airways, where he delivered sustainable growth, enhanced operational performance, and strong organizational recognition.
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.
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.
