Jambojet Appoints Karanja Ndegwa Acting MD

Karanja Ndegwa has been appointed the new Managing Director at Jambojet, albeit in an acting position, with effect from May 1, 2020. Currently the airline’s Chief Financial Officer, Ndegwa will take on the new role until a substantive Managing Director be appointed. He takes over from Allan Kilavuka, who was appointed the Kenya Airways Plc Group Managing Director and CEO and who will continue serving on the Board of Jambojet as a Non-Executive Director.

“We are grateful Ndegwa has accepted to continue serving as the Chief Financial Officer even as he takes on the new role of acting Managing Director. We wish to thank Kilavuka for his dedication and service to Jambojet,” said Vincent Rague, Chairman, Board of Directors, Jambojet.

Ndegwa is a graduate of Economics and Statistics from the University of Nairobi as well as a Certified Public Accountant. He has over 20 years’ experience in the aviation industry, 12 of which have been in leadership positions. Prior to joining Jambojet in 2014, he worked at Kenya Airways in different capacities, rising to the position of Manager – Revenue Accounting. He served as the Head of Finance at Jambojet, before being appointed the Chief Financial Officer of the airline in 2016.

He has been instrumental to Jambojet’s growth, setting up the finance organization during Jambojet’s inception. He has also been involved in strategy development and implementation. His key strengths are in financial planning and reporting, airline business/commercial strategy, capacity building, strategic management and revenue management.