Dr. Benson I. Wairegi

Dr. Wairegi worked for Britam Holdings Plc in various capacities and held the position of Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director before retiring in January 2021. He had previously worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers before joining Britam. He has significant insurance, investment and financial services industry experience.

Dr. Wairegi has served as a Non Executive Non Independent Director of Equity Group Holdings PLC and is the immediate past Chancellor of Kenyatta University and Chairman of Endeavor Kenya, a US based non profit organization headquartered in New York City that is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in growth markets around the world. He is a former Chairman of the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) and former Board Member of the Board of Trustees of the Insurance Training and Education Trust (ITET).

Dr. Wairegi holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) from Kenyatta University, Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) and a Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Management.