NAIROBI, Kenya, April 2 – Agricultural company Kakuzi Plc has appointed lawyer Pamella Ager to sit on its board as an independent director.
Ager’s appointment seeks to enhance corporate governance and board diversity standards.
The corporate legal advocate of the High Court of Kenya also serves as the managing partner at Oraro & Company Advocates.
Kakuzi Chairperson Nicholas Ng’ang’a said Ager would join the board effective April 1, 2023, as part of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)-listed firm’s commitment to boost the board’s diversity.
“Over the years, Kakuzi Plc has been actively working to adopt world-class corporate governance standards. We have made commendable progress by adopting several operating policies,” Ng’ang’a said.
“As we welcome Ms Ager, I am confident that the Board will greatly benefit from her wealth of experience, counsel and contributions as we seek to steer Kakuzi to greater heights.”
Ager holds a first-class honors masters of law degree from Auckland University and a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.
She also holds a diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
The advocate is also a member of the Institute of Directors (Kenya), the Law Society of Kenya, the Federation of Women Lawyers, the East African Law Society, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association.
She sits on various boards for education and non-profit organizations.
