Flora Mutahi
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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.[1]
Education
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She was born in Kenya and attended local schools for her primary and secondary education. Mutahi 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.
Careery
[edit]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.[2]
In 2011 Mutahi founded Azizi Realtors a real a real estate company in the Lavington area.[citation needed]
In July 2016, Mutahi was appointed chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, the first woman to occupy that office.<ref">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.</ref> In November 2017, she was elected vice-chairperson of the business council of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa.[3] followed by May 2021 she was also the first female Chairperson of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA).
Personal life
[edit]Mutahi is a married mother of three children.[1]<ref name="Two
References
[edit]- ^ a b Biko, Jackson (24 August 2017). "From selling salt". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Flora Mutahi (5 January 2018). "Flora Mutahi: Chairlady Kenya Association of Manufacturers and Founder & CEO Melvins Tea". Linkedin.com. 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.
External links
[edit]- 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