James is a seasoned business professional in the fields of Audit, Transaction Structuring and support, Innovation, Healthcare and Risk Management.

He has previously served as the Group Managing Director, General Insurance, UAP Old Mutual Group in charge of the business in East Africa. Prior to taking over as the Managing Director in 2010, James joined UAP in July 2003 where he was involved in the development of the Company’s quality and business management systems, business expansion, brand and strategy development and execution. He oversaw a period of innovation at UAP until 2015 when he took over the role of Group Managing Director, General Insurance.

James previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in Kenya and the UK, Lonrho Africa PLC, and Africa Lakes Corporation PLC.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Finance Option) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Nairobi. James also holds a Diploma in Risk Management from the Institute of Risk Management (UK) and a Diploma in Advanced Management Program (AMP) from Strathmore University Business School (SBS)-Nairobi and the IESE Business School (Barcelona, Spain). He is a Certified Public Accountant and

a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) UK.