Hello! I’m Eng. John N. Waweru

I started out my career in Telecommunications  at the defunct Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KP&TC) in 1976 after graduating with a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nairobi. I have since gained extensive experience in the telecommunications sector, spanning close to 40 years and I further have interests in several local companies in the ICT sector.

I am a past chair of the Telecommunication Dealers Association of Kenya (TDAK), as well as a Rotarian, a registered Engineer and a member of the Institute of Engineers of Kenya, as well as the Insitute of Directors of Kenya (IOD-K), which is a membership organization of practicing and aspiring Directors, drawn from both private and the public sectors of our economy.

I currently devote most of my time on consultancy work in the field of mergers and acquisitions in emerging markets, but welcome, to read more about what I have done over the years.

EXPERIENCE
Nov. 2013 – Oct. 2016

Chaired

THE BOARD OF FINSERVE AFRICA (ALSO KNOWN AS EQUITEL)

Equitel(a subsidiary of Equity Bank), as an MVNO, facilitates the linking of a customer’s bank account to a mobile number. Banking becomes truly mobile as funds can be transferred or received from the bank account.
2011 – Oct. 2013

Board Member

BARCLAYS BANK OF KENYA

I served in the Board.
June 2005 – May 2008

Director-General

COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA (CCK)

CCK now-renamed CA (Communication Authority) of Kenya is a regulatory authority for the communication sector in Kenya. It is responsible for facilitating the development of the information and communication sector, including: broadcasting, multimedia, telecommunication, electronic commerce, postal and couries services.
March 2003 – May 2005

Managing Director

TELKOM KENYA

This was then a state-owned fixed telecommunications utility. Before being its Managing Director, I had served as a member of the same Board for 3 years. TKL was then the sole provider of landline phone services. The company operated and maintained the infrastructure over which Kenya’s various internet service providers used.
1991

Founder

EP COMMUNICATIONS LTD

This is a telecommunicaton engineering firm that I founded after retiring from KP&TC.
1988

Telecommunication Manager

KENYA POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (KP&TC)

I was responsible for operations, installation and maintenance of various telecommunications equipment. I served in this position up to November 1990, when I took early retirement.
EDUCATION
1976

THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

B.Sc in Electrical Engineering
WEBSITES
SKILLS

Telecommunication

Business Development

Business Strategy

Consultancy
Management
Strategic Planning
CONTACT ME

Address


4A, TRV Office Plaza

58 Muthithi Road

Nairobi, Kenya

P.O. Box 29139-00100

Tel: +254 704 370000

Email: [email protected]

Eng. John N. Waweru

CHAIRMAN, GEDA LTD