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'''Kris SENANU''' (born July 12, 1973) is a pan-African digital transformation expert and techpreneur, with ] and ] citizenship, focused on growing businesses and the requisite capacity, across ]. This he majorly does through consistent technological advancement and digitisation in corporates, ] and strategic investment in technology start-ups.


'''Kris Senanu''' is a Kenyan businessman who currently is the Chief Enterprise Business Officer at ]. Prior to this he was Managing Director of Telkom Digital. Kris was the youngest Telco executive to run a listed ICT company. He was instrumental in the startup of Access Kenya (now Internet Solutions) and successfully helped it to become the first listed ICT firm on the ]. He then helped to expand the business’s footprint into East Africa and steering its acquisition by ] in 2014, before exiting as its Deputy CEO, in 2016.
He is currently the Managing Director of the Enterprise Division at ], the Vice Chair of the ]'s Council, the Chair of the Governing Council at the <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kim.ac.ke/index.php/who-we-are/management/|title=Management – The Kenya Institute of Management|website=kim.ac.ke|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>,the Vice Chair of ’s ICT Sector Board, member on the Board (Currently interim Chair) of financial solution provider, . and the Chair of corporate marketing agency , headquartered in ], ], but with a steady African footprint. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of , a bold initiative that strives to accelerate the placement of female talent to boards across the African continent.Kris recently joined the Board of the , an African-led initiative, of which he is a co-founder, to champion for the economic inclusion of refugees on the continent, majorly by way of post-secondary education.


==Early life and education==
He is a former chair of the Kenya Network Information Centre (]) as well as a past member of the Technical Committee at the ].
Kris Senanu is a son of the academic ].


⚫ Kris Senanu attended the ], attaining an undergraduate degree in International Business Administration, majoring in Marketing and a graduate degree (MBA) in Strategic Management from ]'s Business School.
He was one of the principal figures in ]'s listing onto the ], making it the first publicly listed ICT firm in ] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|work = Forbes |title = Meet The Venture Capitalist From Ghana Investing in Restaurants And Night Clubs in Kenya |url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2015/02/16/meet-the-venture-capitalist-from-ghana-investing-in-restaurants-and-night-clubs-in-kenya/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work = Biz Tech Africa |title = Kris Senanu to lead Telkom Kenya Enterprise Division |url =http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/kris-senanu-lead-telkom-kenya-enterprise-division/11495/}}</ref> He was also instrumental in ]'s expansion into the East African region, thereafter. Senanu, through investment company , that he co-founded and chairs, remains passionate about angel investment in tech-based start-ups in East Africa, with the long-term objective of further investment and similar capacity building across Africa.<ref>{{cite web|work = How We Made It in Africa |title = No escalator to the top, says ‘pan-African’ businessman Kris Senanu |url =http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/no-escalator-to-the-top-says-pan-african-businessman-kris-senanu/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work = Daily Nation |title = No task given to you is beneath you; learn from it|url =http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/myNetwork/Kris-Senanu-ALL-TASKS-COUNTS/3141096-3424080-format-xhtml-7x7jp6/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/no-escalator-to-the-top-says-pan-african-businessman-kris-senanu/44118/|title=No escalator to the top, says 'pan-African' businessman Kris Senanu|date=October 15, 2014|work=How We Made It in Africa|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>


==Education and Career Milestones== ==Career==
⚫ He is currently the Chief Enterprise Business Officer at Safaricom. In 2001, he assisted in co-founding the AccessKenya Group,<ref>{{cite web |title=KRIS SENANU:Africa Is Where Its Happening |url=http://www.businessworldghana.com/kris-senanuafrica-is-where-its-happening/ |website=Business World Ghana |date=24 August 2012}}</ref> becoming the company's Chief Operating Officer in 2005, and subsequently its Managing Director.<ref name="techweez">{{cite web |title=Former Access Kenya Deputy CEO Kris Senanu to head Telkom Kenya's Enterprise Division |url=http://www.techweez.com/2016/06/29/former-access-kenya-kris-senanu-head-telkom-kenyas-enterprise-division/ |work=Tech Weez|date=29 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work = All Africa |title = Kenya: I Work 16hrs a Day – Access Kenya MD, Kris Senanu |url =http://allafrica.com/stories/201411140145.html}}</ref> In 2014, AccessKenya Group was acquired by Internet Solutions (]), with Senanu becoming its deputy CEO.<ref>{{cite web|work = Telecomparer |title = Telkom Kenya to keep Orange brand for 18 months |url =http://www.telecompaper.com/news/telkom-kenya-to-keep-orange-brand-for-18-months--1151917}}</ref> In 2016 he joined Telkom Kenya as Managing Director, Enterprise Division.<ref>{{cite web|work = Business Daily |title = Former AccessKenya executive to head Telkom unit |date = 12 December 2020 |url =http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Former-AccessKenya-executive-to-head-Telkom-unit/539550-3273114-cfipmq/index.html}}</ref>
⚫ Kris Senanu attended the ], attaining an undergraduate degree in International Business Administration, majoring in Marketing and a graduate degree (MBA) in Strategic Management from ]'s Business School. He has received accreditation from the ] (CIM). Senanu is also a Fellow of both the CIM and the (KIM)<ref name=":0" />.


Kris is also the Chair of the United States International University Council. Other past and present Chairmanships he holds include: the Governing Council at the Kenya Institute of Management, the Chair of the Pan African agency BTL Africa, headquartered in Ghana, and Mdundo which is a pan African music platform.
⚫ In 2001, he assisted in co-founding the ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessworldghana.com/kris-senanuafrica-is-where-its-happening/|title=KRIS SENANU:Africa Is Where Its Happening – Business World Ghana|website=businessworldghana.com|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> becoming the company's Chief Operating Officer in 2005, and subsequently its Managing Director.<ref>{{cite web|work = Tech Weez |title = Former Access Kenya Deputy CEO Kris Senanu to head Telkom Kenya's Enterprise Division |url =http://www.techweez.com/2016/06/29/former-access-kenya-kris-senanu-head-telkom-kenyas-enterprise-division/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work = All Africa |title = Kenya: I Work 16hrs a Day – Access Kenya MD, Kris Senanu |url =http://allafrica.com/stories/201411140145.html}}</ref> In 2014, ] was acquired by Internet Solutions (]), with Senanu becoming its deputy CEO.<ref>{{cite web|work = Telecomparer |title = Telkom Kenya to keep Orange brand for 18 months |url =http://www.telecompaper.com/news/telkom-kenya-to-keep-orange-brand-for-18-months--1151917}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work = Business Daily |title = Former AccessKenya executive to head Telkom unit |url =http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Former-AccessKenya-executive-to-head-Telkom-unit/539550-3273114-cfipmq/index.html}}</ref>

Kris is a fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Kenya Institute of Management.


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Business executive
Kris Senanu
BornKris Senanu
(1973-07-12) July 12, 1973 (age 51)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian, Kenyan
Alma materUSIU-A, Warwick University
OccupationBusiness Executive
TitleChief Enterprise Business Officer, Enterprise Business Unit, Safaricom PLC

Kris Senanu is a Kenyan businessman who currently is the Chief Enterprise Business Officer at Safaricom. Prior to this he was Managing Director of Telkom Digital. Kris was the youngest Telco executive to run a listed ICT company. He was instrumental in the startup of Access Kenya (now Internet Solutions) and successfully helped it to become the first listed ICT firm on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. He then helped to expand the business’s footprint into East Africa and steering its acquisition by Dimension Data in 2014, before exiting as its Deputy CEO, in 2016.

Early life and education

Kris Senanu is a son of the academic Kwadzo Senanu.

Kris Senanu attended the USIU-A, attaining an undergraduate degree in International Business Administration, majoring in Marketing and a graduate degree (MBA) in Strategic Management from Warwick University's Business School.

Career

He is currently the Chief Enterprise Business Officer at Safaricom. In 2001, he assisted in co-founding the AccessKenya Group, becoming the company's Chief Operating Officer in 2005, and subsequently its Managing Director. In 2014, AccessKenya Group was acquired by Internet Solutions (IS), with Senanu becoming its deputy CEO. In 2016 he joined Telkom Kenya as Managing Director, Enterprise Division.

Kris is also the Chair of the United States International University Council. Other past and present Chairmanships he holds include: the Governing Council at the Kenya Institute of Management, the Chair of the Pan African agency BTL Africa, headquartered in Ghana, and Mdundo which is a pan African music platform.

Kris is a fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Kenya Institute of Management.

See also

References

  1. "KRIS SENANU:Africa Is Where Its Happening". Business World Ghana. 24 August 2012.
  2. "Former Access Kenya Deputy CEO Kris Senanu to head Telkom Kenya's Enterprise Division". Tech Weez. 29 June 2016.
  3. "Kenya: I Work 16hrs a Day – Access Kenya MD, Kris Senanu". All Africa.
  4. "Telkom Kenya to keep Orange brand for 18 months". Telecomparer.
  5. "Former AccessKenya executive to head Telkom unit". Business Daily. 12 December 2020.
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