Bamburi Cement has appointed Joyce Munene as its new company secretary following the exit of Waeni Ngea in June.
Ms. Munene is an experienced governance, legal and compliance professional with diverse work experience of over 15 years in organisations in the insurance/financial services sector, fast moving consumer goods and in law practice.
She was previously the senior legal manager and company secretary at East African Breweries Limited, the legal services manager and assistant group company secretary at Equity Bank Group, and legal officer at United Insurance Company – she was a partner in the las firm of Munene Omwenga & Co. Advocates.
She has also been involved in statutory and regulatory compliance, and in setting up governance framework for companies listed in the Nairobi, Uganda and Dar Es Salaam Securities Exchanges
With a Master’s in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Jomo Kenyatta University, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of Pune, India and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law (KSL), Munene brings a wealth of experience to the new post.
Bamburi Cement’s board chairman John Simba said the change is part of the company’s 2025 repositioning strategy dubbed “accelerating green growth”.