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Management Team

Maxwell Wahome

Group Managing Director

Maxwell Wahome is the Group Managing Director for Longhorn Publishers PLC, a position he has held since September 2018. He previously served the Company as Chief Finance and Operations Officer, a position he held for two years.
Maxwell is an expert in finance and strategy having previously worked for over 10 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Nairobi and Johannesburg. He also has vast experience in the manufacturing, service, mining and FMCG sectors.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting) from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
He is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Strategic Planning from the Heriot-Watt University (UK).

Michael Mwaura

Chief Finance & Operations Officer

Michael Mwaura was appointed as the Chief Finance & Operations Officer in January 2020. He has worked for over 12 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa across a number of sectors including telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, public sector and automotive.

He has been working with clients across the East Africa region, delivering and managing assurance services for both financial and operational reporting, and has been responsible for internal and external audits and compliance-related projects.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Actuarial Science: First Class Honors) and is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Institute of the Certified Public Accountants of Kenya.

 

Irene Mwihaki

Chief Commercial Officer

Irene Mwihaki  was appointed as the Chief Commercial Officer in October 2022. Irene oversees Longhorn’s commercial function across the segments for the entire Group. She is highly experienced in editorial, sales and marketing divisions.

David Gitare

Chief Internal Audit and Risk Officer

David was appointed as the Chief Internal Audit and Risk Officer in October, 2018. David is a highly experienced internal auditor and risk management professional with 11 years’ experience from diverse industry backgrounds. Before joining Longhorn Publishers, he was the Head of Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital where he provided advisory leadership in the implementation of an enterprise-wide risk management framework and championed the operationalization of an Ethics Reporting Line through which staff could raise concerns on integrity and ethical issues.
He holds a Master of Commerce degree (Forensic Accounting) from Strathmore University. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Penina Kimani

Chief Digital Officer

Ms. Penina Kimani joined Longhorn Publishers PLC  in January 2021. She  brings in a wealth of expertise in digital with years’ experience in mobile and web applications,  deriving education solutions . Before joining Longhorn, she was the Co – Founder of Sproutfy Learning a mobile and web application that enhances collaboration in schools.

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