Fred Murimi

Fred Murimi was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Longhorn Publishers Plc in April 2017 and serves as the Managing Director – Centum Capital, a subsidiary of Centum Investment Company Plc. In this role, he serves as the Group’s Chief Investment Officer for Centum’s private equity portfolio spread across several sectors including Financial Services, FMCG, Power, Agribusiness, Healthcare and Education. He also sits on the board of several companies including Almasi Beverages Limited, Isuzu East Africa Limited and NAS Servair.

Fred has over 10 years’ experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining Centum, Fred worked in the investment banking industry with Dyer & Blair Investment Bank and later with Renaissance Capital as Vice President – Legal & Compliance. Fred has also worked with the Capital Markets Authority, Kenya.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from University of Nairobi, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from USIU–Africa and is qualified as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and as a Certified Public Secretary (CPS). He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK).

Fred is an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow. Fred chairs the Operations and Strategy Committee.