Flora Mutahi
Flora Mutahi | |
|---|---|
| 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.[1]
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.[2][3]
Career
Mutahi is the founder and CEO of Melvin Marsh International Ltd, a company that introduced flavored teas in Kenya.[4] Melvins has received the Top 100, Fire awards for Financial reporting, and the Most Promising Entrepreneur.[5]
In 2011 Mutahi founded a real estate company named Azizi Realtors.[6] She also launched the Melvins Mentorship Impact Programme to provide coaching to female entrepreneurs.[2]
In July 2016, Mutahi was appointed chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, the first woman to occupy that office.[7] In November 2017, she was elected vice-chairperson of the business council of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa.[8]
In June 2018, it was announced that she had been appointed to the Board of the UN Global Compact.[9]
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.[2]
Personal life
Mutahi is a married mother of three children.[1]
References
- ^ a b Biko, Jackson (24 August 2017). "From selling salt". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ a b c 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