Pay TV Company, Zuku has on Monday appointed new top management in a bid to improve productivity and efficiency in service delivery.
The Wananchi Group-owned home entertainment brand has appointed Genue Mwaura as the Chief Finance Officer and Michael Dabaly as the Sales, Marketing, and Corporate Communications Director – Cable Division.
Mwaura is the former Head of Finance Operations and Investor Relations at Safaricom.
He has also worked in various roles at Vodacom Group South Africa and Vodafone Group in the UK. Genue is expected to bring on board a wealth of experience gained while working locally and internationally in various roles in Finance and Strategy including, Governance, Treasury, Business turnaround, Business planning, Financial Control and Management at Vodafone, Vodacom, Coca-Cola Africa, and East African Breweries.
He holds an MBA in Strategy and is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants UK (FCCA). He is also a CPA (K), CPS, and a Chartered Management Accountant.
Michael Dabaly will oversee Cable Sales, Marketing, and Corporate Communications across Wananchi Group Cable operations. He will also be responsible for introducing Fiber services across the East African region and beyond.
Dabaly has worked with multinational entities including; British American Tobacco, R J Reynolds East & Southern Africa.
He previously worked at Zain Group in Amsterdam and later in the Middle East where he was Group Commercial Director covering 22 operations across the Middle East and Africa.
He is an alumnus of London Business School from which he holds a certification in Advanced Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce honors degree.
Speaking during the announcement Wananchi Group Chief Executive Officer Santiago Benedit said the management changes have been necessitated by the desire to keep up with the technological advancements, process enhancements, changing customer demands, and new market trends.
“The changes also target to improve efficiency and offer better services to customers and ensure return on investment to the shareholders.” He added.
Benedict said that making the changes was necessary to meet the overall goals, purpose, and mission of the organization in line with its strategic plans.
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