Thursday, January 17, 2013

Whats in a CV? Ask Jimnah Mbaru


 Nairobi Governor aspirant Jimnah mbaru has posted his curriculum vitae online in a bid to sell himself as the most qualified and experienced person suitable for the role of Governor of Nairobi. Below is the full outlay:

 Jimnah Mbaru, B.Com(Hons), MBA, LLB(Hons), MKIM

Tel: 254 (020) 3240000
Fax: 254 (020) 218633/3240116
P.O. Box 45396, 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Email: mbaru@dyerandblair.com
Website: www.dyerandblair.com
EDUCATION

2003:

University of Stellenbosch, South Africa,
Associate Professor Graduate School of Business.

1998 - 2002:

Bachelor of Laws (LLB, hons), University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Graduated top of the class.

1978
Master in Business Administration (MBA); IMD (Lausanne) (formerly IMEDE)

1968 - 1971:

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com, hons), University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Graduated in top class quartile and member of Students Representative Council.

1967 - 1968:

East African Advanced Certificate of Education, Strathmore College, Nairobi, Kenya.
Completed 'A' Levels in one year.

1963 - 1966:
East African Certificate of Education, Kirogo Secondary School, Muranga, Kenya.
Obtained First Division in 'O' Level.

CURRENT POSITIONS:
Chairman:
Nairobi Stock Exchange, Kenya, effective from 18th April 2006.

Chairman and CEO:

Dyer and Blair Investment Bank Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
A major Investment Bank in Kenya.

Chairman and CEO:


Dyer and Blair (Uganda) Limited, Kampala, Uganda.
A stock broking company that deals with shares and stocks and is a member of the Uganda Stock Exchange.


Chairman:

Jitegemee Trust (Kenya).
A Kshs.750 million micro-finance institution supported by the Netherlands Government.

Chairman:

Africa Consulting Group Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
Consultants in privatisation, liberalization, economic reforms and capital markets.

Chairman:
Nairobi Equator Hospital

Director:

Central Depository and Settlement System (CDS), Nairobi Stock Exchange.
A computer automated system of transfer of share certificates.

Director:
Occidental Insurance Company Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.A general business insurance company.

Director:

AIG Global Investment Company (East Africa) Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
A US$ 300 million asset management company.

Director:

British American Insurance Company Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
A mainly life insurance company.

Board Member:
Association of Kenya Stockbrokers.

Board Member:
Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

Board Member:
Faculty of Commerce, University of Nairobi.

Member:

The National Economic and Social Council.
A Presidential appointment to advise the Government on fast-tracking of Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment creation in Kenya.

Member:

Advisory Council, University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa.
Member:

Kenya Institute of Management.
Member:

Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Advisor:

Botswana Government.
On Reorganization of Botswana Capital Market.

Advisor:
Rwanda Stock Exchange (in formation)

Advisor:
The Dar-es-Salaam Stock Exchange.

Advisor:
Uganda Securities Exchange.

Consultant: Economic Commission for Africa.
On Mobilization of Domestic Financial Resources in Africa.

OTHER WORK CAREER:
2000 - 2002:

Chairman: Nairobi City Council Interim Oversight Board (Presidential appointment).
Responsibility: To oversee the financial management of the City Council.

1992 - 2001:

Executive Chairman: Nairobi Stock Exchange, Nairobi, Kenya.
In charge of overall growth and development of Nairobi Stock Exchange.

1991 - 1992:
Vice-Chairman: Nairobi Stock Exchange.

1998 - 2000:

Chairman: African Stock Exchanges Association (ASEA).
An organization bringing together all Stock Exchanges in Africa for purposes of enlarging and enhancing the appeal of the emerging markets in Africa.
1998:

Vice-Chairman: National Bomb Blast Committee, Nairobi, Kenya.
A Presidential appointment to oversee the disbursement of charitable funds to families affected by the1998 bomb blast.

1993 - 1995:
Founder Chairman: African Stock Exchanges Association (ASEA).

1980-1990:

Chairman: Jimba Credit Corporation Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
An investment banking company.

1984-1990:

Chairman: Union Bank Of Kenya Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
A commercial bank licensed under the Banking Act of Kenya.

1983-1990:

Chairman: Kenya Savings & Mortgages Limited, Nairobi, Kenya.
This is a financial institution which dealt with long-term finance for mortgages. It was licensed under the Banking Act of Kenya.

1978-1980:

Assistant Director of Industries, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Nairobi, Kenya.
Responsibility: Assistant Director in planning and promotion of industrialization in Kenya.

1975-1976:

Industry Development Officer; Ministry Of Commerce and Industry, Nairobi, Kenya.
Responsible for promoting industrialization in Kenya.

1974-1975:

Provincial Trade Officer, Ministry Of Commerce and Industry, Nairobi, Kenya.
Responsibility: In charge of Kenyanization of businesses in Nairobi, issue of trade licences and general recommendations on business development in Nairobi province.

1971-1974:
District Trade Development Officer, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Nairobi, Kenya.
Responsibility: Vetting small-scale loan applications and applicants, monitoring and reporting on loan repayments.
Promotion of African businessmen and women in Nairobi.

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

  • Transforming Africa: New Pathways to Development.
    A 540-page volume on selected speeches, papers and presentations on financial reforms and development in Africa. Read the Book Preiew >>

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
  • LLB Dissertation: Capital Markets and Economic Development: Law, Bond Market and Securitization in Emerging Markets: Challenges and Prospects for Kenya. 2002
  • Paper on 'The Mobilization of Domestic Financial Resources' for Economic Commission for Africa.
  • Report and Recommendations on the Needs and Organizational Structure of the Botswana Stock Exchange, for the Government of Botswana.

NEWSPAPER/JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
  • How to Bring Down Interest Rates for Housing or Mortgages
  • Why We Should Create A National Education Development Bank (NEDB)
  • Need to Split Some Equities on NSE
  • Housing Development and Economic Growth
  • Use of Donor Aid to Fund Public Pensions
  • Challenges of Increasing Domestic Investments
  • Converting Juja Road into a Trading Zone
  • A US $ 100 Million Credit Line to East and Central African Nations
  • How Hawking in a City could be Enhanced
  • Relocation of the Nairobi Railway Station
  • The Need to Create An African Monetary Fund (AMF)
  • Re-thinking Kenya's Developmental Strategy

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
  • 6th Annual ASEA Conference, Abuja, Nigeria, October 2000
  • 7th S.W.I.F.T. Regional Conference in Africa on Securities Market Infrastructure - The Quest for Quality, Windhoek Namibia, May 2000
  • Annual African Investment Conference at the African Centre for Investment Analysis, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa, October 1999
  • CDC/CSAE Conference on Investing in Africa - Opportunities and Challenges in Capital Markets, Oxford, UK, April 1998


SEMINARS ATTENDED:

  • Policies for Promotion of Foreign Investments, in New York for 6 weeks.

  • Policies for Transfer of Technology for Industrialization, in Seoul, South Korea, for 3 weeks

  • Policies for Promotion of Exports, in Geneva, Switzerland, for 3 weeks.

  • Management Development, in Nairobi, for 2 weeks.

  • Management of Small-Scale Industries, in Nairobi for 2 weeks.

  • Secondary Mortgage Market Workshop, sponsored by USAID in USA, for 3 weeks)

  • International Financial Institutional Senior Management Seminar, sponsored by Citibank N.A., for 3 weeks.

  • Treasury Management, London, UK. This Seminar was on Management of Cash in Multinational Corporations whose operations are in different countries with different foreign rates.

  • The Financial Services Revolution. Banks and Non-Banks in the 1980's. Held in London, United Kingdom.

  • European Banking in the 21st Century, a seminar on Internationalization of European Commercial and Merchant Banks - their potential problems and opportunities. Held in Milan - Italy.

  • Emerging Financial Services in Europe, a seminar on Impacts of Technology, Competition, de-regulation, Capitalization and Solvery margins, on strategic options for survival for financial institutions in Europe. Held in Brussels, Belgium.

  • Mergers and Acquisitions, a seminar held at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A., in December, 1987.

  • The Challenge to Recovery and Growth: Finding Solutions to Africa's External Debt. A seminar held in London, UK, in April 1988

  • The Job of the Executive, a seminar held at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) in March, 1989.

  • Course on Banking and Monetary Policy in Developing Countries, six-week course held at the RELC International House, Singapore, from 15 May to 14th June 1989. Organized by Harvard University.

  • Innovations in Foreign Financing - Roundtable, a five day forum organized by the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank. Held in Stratford-upon-Avon, in the United Kingdom, from 17th to 21 June 1989.

  • Modern Macroeconomic Policy and Management in Developing Countries, a six-week course at Harvard University in summer, 1995.

  • Securities Market Management in Emerging Markets, a two week seminar at The Intrados Group, Washington DC 4th - 14 December, 1995.


CONSULTANCY WORK CLIENTELE:
  • Banks
  • African governments
  • The World Bank
  • African Stock Exchanges
  • African Central Banks
  • Economic Commission for Africa


AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • Institutional building:
    Banks, Non-bank financial institutions, Stock Exchanges.

  • Management and Economic Consultancy:
    Privatization, Liberalization, Economic Reforms, Retrenchment, Institutional Restructuring and Economic Empowerment.
  • Funds Management
  • Human Capacity Building


RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Investment, Finance and Growth of Firms.

  • Micro-finance and Venture Capital.

  • Emerging Markets and Political Risks.
  • Portfolio Investments and Risk Evaluation.

  • African Capital and Money Markets development.

DELEGATIONS:
Official Kenya Delegate to:
  • Conference of African Ministers of Industry - in Nairobi 1975
  • Inter-Government Standing Committee on Shipping - in Kampala 1975
  • UNCTAD Conference, Nairobi, Kenya 1976
  • Policies and Strategies for Industrialization in Africa - in Nairobi 1979
EXTRA OFFICIAL:
1971-1976: Chairman: Board of Management; Cottage Industries of the Nairobi Christian Council of Kenya.
HOBBIES: Reading, Golf and Travelling.