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Flora Mutahi | |
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Born | Kenya |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Occupation(s) | Accountant, Business executive, Entrepreneur |
Years active | 1996 - present |
Flora Mutahi is a Kenyan businessperson with experience in strategic leadership, business development and marketing.
Education
Mutahi was born in Kenya and attended local schools for her primary and secondary education. She holds a B.Sc. Finance and accounts (UK), and an Executive Master of Business Administration, awarded by the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Career
Mutahi is the founder and CEO of Melvin Marsh International Ltd, a company that introduced flavored teas in Kenya. Melvins has received the Top 100, Fire awards for Financial reporting, and the Most Promising Entrepreneur.
In 2011 Mutahi founded a real estate company named Azizi Realtors. She also launched the Melvins Mentorship Impact Programme to provide coaching to female entrepreneurs.
In July 2016, Mutahi was appointed chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, the first woman to occupy that office. In November 2017, she was elected vice-chairperson of the business council of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa.
In June 2018, it was announced that she had been appointed to the Board of the UN Global Compact.
In May 2021 she became the first female Chairperson of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA); she is also a board member of SBM Bank Kenya.
Personal life
Mutahi is a married mother of three children.
References
- ^ Biko, Jackson (24 August 2017). "From selling salt". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ UN Global Compact website, Speaker Details: Flora Mutahi
- Green Finance Platform, Flora Mutahi, retrieved 11 December 2024
- African Business Stories website, Episode 13: Flora Mutahi, Founder & CEO Melvin Marsh International
- Flora Mutahi (5 January 2018). "Flora Mutahi: Chairlady Kenya Association of Manufacturers and Founder & CEO Melvins Tea". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- The Knowledge Warehouse Kenya website, Top 60 Most Transformative CEOs Impacting the Economy (Number 48), article dated 13 November 2023
- Mahugu, Jacqueline (27 February 2017). "Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Chairperson Flora Mutahi 10 tenets on creating a great business". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Kithinji, Brian (30 November 2016). "Kenya Manufacturers Boss Flora Mutahi takes up COMESA Council Vice Chair Position". Nairobi: News24africa.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Global Compact Kenya website, UN Secretary-General appoints Ms. Flora Mutahi to the Board of the United Nations Global Compact, article dated 21 June 2018
External links
- Website of Melvin Marsh International Limited
- Website of Azizi Realtors
- Business Monthly website, article on Flora Mutahi dated March 2021 (page 74)
- 1970s births
- Living people
- Kenyan accountants
- Kenyan women accountants
- Kenyan chief executives
- 21st-century Kenyan businesswomen
- 21st-century Kenyan businesspeople
- University of Cape Town alumni
- United States International University alumni
- Businesspeople from Nairobi
- 20th-century Kenyan businesswomen
- 20th-century Kenyan businesspeople