KPC is the state corporation mandated to transport petroleum products in an efficient, safe, reliable and least cost manner. Over the years, KPC has fulfilled this mandate successfully,

and has emerged as a consistently profitable parastatal, a regular contributor to the Exchequer through taxes and dividends, and a critical component of the petroleum industry accounting for trans-porting 75% of all petroleum products within Kenya as well as a substantial proportion of the regional petroleum needs in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Eastern DRC. In 2014-15, KPC turned over Kshs 21 billion, had pre-tax profits of Kshs 10 billion and paid Kshs 6 billion in taxes as well as Kshs 300 million in dividends with the bulk of profits being ploughed back into ongo-ing capital projects, which ultimately will cost Kshs 60 billion.Over the last few years, the regional economic landscape has changed both as a result of strong growth but also due to the discoveries of substantial oil & gas reserves. Having taken note of these developments, last year KPC’s Board mandated a major re-view of the company’s business and role with a view to ensuring we remained at the heart of the oil & gas industry in Kenya and re-gionally, and also to position Kenya as the hub of this sector in the region. This culminated in the development and adoption of ‘Vision 2025’, an ambitious plan designed to transform KPC into ‘Africa’s Premier Oil & Gas Company’. Vision 2025 has the following pillars:

• Business Leadership – Winning the market in Kenya. • Geographic Expansion – Leadership in the greater

Eastern Africa.• People – High performance culture among all our staff.• Systems and Processes – Best in the world.• Image and Reputation – Amazing relationships with all

our stakeholders.As a strategic and commercial parastatal, KPC has also committed itself to achieving Kshs 150 billion in sales and Kshs 80 billion in pre-tax profits by 2025. We will achieve these financial goals. In order to meet the ambitions contained in Vision 2025, the Board mandated the creation of an Executive Committee (EXCO) to as-sist the Managing Director in providing strategic and operational direction to KPC. The Board’s direction was that the search for EXCO members be far ranging, targeting the ‘Best and Brightest’ in Kenya and among the Diaspora. Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to-day to unveil and welcome to KPC the six General Managers who, together with the Managing Director, will form KPC’s EXCO. This team does indeed constitute Kenya’s best, and we are particularly pleased that we have been able to attract US-based talent, who have worked in the world’s most advanced oil & gas industry. The Board, Management, Staff and all Kenyans have great expectations of the EXCO. Together we will succeed.

Joe SangManaging Director

KENYA PIPELINE COMPANY LTD Africa’s Premier Oil and Gas Company

KPC’S NEW EXECUTIVE TEAM

ENG. PETER MBUGUAMASTERS IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT; BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

General Manager, Operations and Maintenance

Peter is a mechanical engineer with over 24 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry. He brings to KPC world class skills and experience in operations, engineering, project management and commercial admin-istration.  Previously, Peter worked for many years at Exxon Mobil Corporation, one of the world’s largest oil & gas industries, during which he managed major projects in the U.S., Asia and Latin America with a specific focus on introducing global best practices in safety, maintenance turnaround times and process throughput. Prior to joining KPC, Peter was Chief Operations Officer for Energy Tech Group (ETG), an oil and gas technologies firm. 

I derive immeasurable pride in inspiring and leading entire teams and

challenging them to always develop new insights for better results,’ - Peter.

With the oil and gas discoveries in Kenya, the country must now embark on

strategically developing her oil and gas capabilities. As a Kenyan engineer, I want to play a role in this historic assignment,’ - Audi.

ENG. AUDI OKULLOMASTERS IN ENGINEERING; BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

General Manager, Infrastructure

Audi brings to KPC over 18 years’ experience gained in a career spanning 7 countries and 3 continents, and including production, drilling, construction, quality assuring and managing oil & gas projects includ-ing pipelines. Her career started in Schlumberger, the world’s leading provider of oil & gas technology and later on she moved to Chevron, one of the oil & gas global giants. During her years with both companies, she developed skills in the development of oil & gas fields, drilling and exploration and onshore/offshore production in the U.S., Italy and Nigeria. Most notably and of special relevance to Kenya was her being posted to one of the world’s largest fields, Agbami in Nigeria, as Senior Agbami Completions Operations Engineer, a role that led to her overseeing US$ 9 billion development which produces 250,000 barrels per day. 

Kenya Pipeline Company unveils executive team to drive its vision

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KENYA PIPELINE COMPANY LTD Africa’s Premier Oil and Gas Company

KPC’S NEW EXECUTIVE TEAM

SAMUEL ODOYOMASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; BACHELOR OF COMMERCE; CPA (K)

General Manager, Finance

Sam is a self-driven financial expert with a wealth of KPC institutional knowledge and hands on experience in financial management; corporate planning and strategy; project management; and systems development and implementation. He has been in KPC for 11 years, seven of these as Finance Manager, and since January 2016 as Acting General Manager, Finance & Strategy. He was instrumental in helping grow KPC’s pre-tax profits from Kshs 3.8 billion in 2009 to Kshs 10 billion in 2015. A Certified Public Accountant, Sam is a stickler to proactive approach to management of issues with visible leadership skills in managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve set objectives. Before joining KPC, Sam worked for Kenya Airways and Nation Media Group as Outstations Finance Manager and Accountant respectively.  

DR JONAH AIYABEI PHD (BUSINESS ADMIN); MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Director, Morendat Centre of Excellence for Oil and Gas

Jonah takes over the new role after many years of service as the Chief Executive Officer for Kenya Pipeline Company Pensions Scheme which has an asset value of Kshs 11 billion. Having taught finance and strate-gic management in various universities in Kenya, he currently serves as a council member for Mount Ke-nya University, and sits on the KASNEB Board as a technical examination committee member. This former university don and author boasts over 14 years’ experience in designing various oil & gas learning pro-grammes, key among them feasibility studies for establishing oil depots in strategic locations in Kenya, and also the country’s LPG strategy. He is a member and current vice chairman of the Institute of Certified Investment Financial Analysts (ICIFA). 

SHARON KISIRE, HSCMASTER OF ARTS (CRIMINOLOGY); BACHELOR OF ARTS (SOCIOLOGY); CPS (K)

General Manager, Human Resources and Administration

Sharon is an internationally recognized professional in change management, people management and governance with over 15 years’ experience in public and private sector. A Certified Public Secretary, she has authored six books and is a recipient of a Head of State Commendation (HSC) in 2009 for her con-tribution to the HR profession in Kenya.  Sharon has consulted widely in human capital management, strategy review and development. Previously she worked as Director Human Resources at Safaricom, and

as Deputy Director Human Capital/Deputy CEO at Kenya Wildlife Service. 

MARTIN KIMANIMASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT); BACHELOR OF ARTS (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)

General Manager, Strategy

With over 11 years’ experience, Martin is a specialist in Oil Trading and Petroleum Supply Strategy in the oil and gas sector. He was previously the Head of Group Supply & Trading at KenolKobil where he was in charge of the group’s trading and supply strategy, including inventory, costing and pricing strategies for the group. Earlier on, he served as the Supply Associate and Credit Controller at KenolKobil. With solid experience in oil supply chain and petroleum inventory management, his skills in oil trading, budgeting,

contracts management and negotiation will be instrumental in KPC’s growth strategy.  

As a team leader, I go for results that have transformative impact on

organizational growth. Maintaining high quality standards and operational efficiency remain my most cherished management approaches,’ - Samuel.

I am very passionate about making a difference in the lives of the people with

whom I work and interact’, - Sharon.

In order to succeed, organisations must have clear strategies and goals but also remain

flexible and agile to align their strategies with any unforeseen developments in their operating environment’, - Martin.

Whatever I do, I do it with humility. As a professional, my cardinal principle is to always

motivate and empower my team for better results,’ - Jonah.

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