-He bring a wealth of expertise, enthusiasm, strong relationship management and a fresh air to the organization;
MAARUFU MOHAMED;
Ronald Kibaara Meru has been appointed as the Commercial Director of Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL).
Meru’s background as a Senior Sales Director at Comviva Technologies Limited combined with him being Chairman of Economic Diplomacy at the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) and also the Vice Chairman of the Nairobi Chapter at KNCCI, will help to further advance the commission of KOGL in developing and implementing a sponsorship strategy to attract and retain sponsors of KOGL’s golfing events and activities.
“We are excited to welcome Mr. Ronald Meru as our new Commercial Director. Mr. Meru will bring a wealth of expertise, enthusiasm, strong relationship management and a fresh air to the organization. We are grateful to have him as an addition to the Board of Directors and look forward to working with him, “said Mr. Peter Kanyago, the Chairman of the Kenya Open Golf Limited.
Meru is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Directors at Muthaiga Golf club and sits on the Board of The Nairobi City Country Revenue Authority as a Board Member and also sits on the Board of Management (BOM) of Mangu High School where He is the Vice Chairman of the Mangu High School Alumni/Old boys.
Meru is a Chartered Marketer (CIM-UK) with a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, he also holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi (UON), a Bachelor’s Degree in Information System and Technology (IST) from United States International University of Africa (USIU-A) and a Diploma in Information Technology (IT) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
In addition, Mr. Meru sits on the Professional Golfers of Kenya (PGK) on an Advisory role and he is a member of the Kenya Golfing Society.
Meru succeeds Mr. Lawrence Kiambi, Group Chief CFO & Executive Director KCB Group PLC, in the Commercial Director role. He will be in charge of developing a Sponsorship Strategy, Sponsorship Acquisitions and Relationship Management with sponsors.
KOGL is a company whose mandate is to organize, manage and execute the annual Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship, a tournament that is part of the DP World Tour (formerly known as European Tour) and which is one of the biggest and highly contested golf tournaments in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Its other mandate is to run the Safari Tour series that is targeted at providing a competitive environment for the local professional golfers to help them to remain competitive and nurture their skills.
The Safari Tour is a developmental tour for African professional golfers and has served as preparation for the Kenya Open Championship.
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