Management Team
CDSC has a team of highly qualified management staff, leading a team of 42 staff. These form the core of the operation. Below are their brief profiles.
Rose Mambo (Chief Executive)
Rose Mambo (Chief Executive)
Rose Mambo holds a Master of Laws degree from the American University in Washington DC specializing in international business law and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and is currently pursuing an MBA from Strathmore University. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a FCPS (K).
Rose has worked as a State Counsel at the Attorney General’s Chambers in the Bankruptcy Section. She also served on the Review of Companies Law Task Force, and was the Head of the Copyright Office.
Prior to taking up her current position as Chief Executive of CDSC in September 2007, she worked at the Nairobi Stock Exchange as the Company Secretary and Head of Legal and Compliance.
Florence Kamau (Chief Manager Operations)
Florence Kamau (Chief Manager Operations)
Florence Kamau holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Moi University and is currently pursuing an MBA at Strathmore University.
She joined CDSC in 2003 to commence functions of the Operations department. Prior to joining CDSC, Florence worked for Nairobi Stock Exchange Ltd and held various positions at the NSE’s Trading, and Delivery & Settlement departments.
Florence is in charge of the management of the daily electronic clearing, delivery and settlement process. She is also the Secretary of CDSC’s Business Conduct Committee.
James Gikonyo (Head of Information & Communication Technology)
James Gikonyo (Head of Information & Communication Technology)
James Gikonyo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and a Masters of Science degree in Information Systems from the University of Nairobi specializing in Strategic management of Information and Communication Technology as well as Information Systems Security.
He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and has over 18 years experience in the Information and Communication Technology field with 16 years experience in Banking IT systems having worked with Barclays Bank of Kenya and Transnational Bank Limited.
Irene Mutiso (Manager, HR & Administration)
Irene Mutiso (Manager, HR & Administration)
Irene Mutiso holds a Masters of Business Administration Degree specializing in Human Resources and a Bachelors Degree in of Commerce (Marketing option) both from the University of Nairobi.
Prior to joining CDSC, Irene worked with NSE for seven years and held various positions in NSE’s Information Centre and Deliveries and Settlement Department. She worked as a secretary to Council and Board of Kenya Association of Stockbrokers & Investment Banks (KASIB) for a period of 5 years (a special assignment from NSE).
She is a member of Investor Education Working Committee (IEWC) a partnership between CMA, NSE & CDSC, established to demystify the capital markets with a view to educate the investing public. Irene is part of the Task Force of the ICPSK Champions of Corporate Governance Award (COG Award). She is a country manager for Securities Industry Training Institute East Africa (SITI), representing CDSC. Irene is a Full Member of Kenya Institute of Management (KIM).
Lilian Marang'a (Manager, Finance)
Lilian Marang'a (Manager, Finance)
Lilian Marang'a holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Degree from Catholic University of Eastern Africa. She is a CPA (K) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
Upon her graduation in 1997, she started her career as an auditor with a local audit firm before moving on to work in the health and insurance sector where she served in various capacities.
She joined CDSC in 2005, where she set up the Finance Department of the Company which is primarily charged with the management and control of the Company’s financial resources. She is also the Secretary to the CDSC’s Finance & Staff Committee and the Audit & Corporate Governance Committee.