ALLAN KILAVUKA
| DATE OF BIRTH | Unknown |
| GENDER | Male |
| OCCUPATION | MD KQ |
Biography
Allan Kilavuka is the Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Airways (KQ) since April 2020. He succeeded Sebastian Mikosz whose term ended on 31 December 2019.
He was previously the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Jambojet Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Kenya Airways PLC.
Kilavuka assumed this role at the onset of an exceptionally challenging period for Kenya Airways and the aviation industry as a whole.
However, he has managed to navigate the airline through these turbulent times and keep the planes flying through a string of measures and initiatives.
Education
Allan has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Nairobi (UON) and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology from the University of Liverpool.
In addition, he has trained at GE’s world class Crotonville Leadership Institute in New York, USA in Executive Leadership, Advanced Management and Financial Planning.
Kilavuka is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
Allan Kilavuka Experience
Kilavuka started his career at Deloitte East Africa in Nairobi, where he specialized in Audit, Accounting, Outsourcing and Custodianship.
Afterwards, he joined GE as the Africa share service leader and held various senior leadership roles in GE Power Services Africa and GE Industrial Solutions, both based in South Africa.
During his tenure at the organization, he played a crucial role to the turnaround of two GE Africa businesses: GE Power Services Africa and GE Industrial Solutions, both based in South Africa.
With over 23 years’ experience in leadership and management, and extensive knowledge and experience in the Africa business environment, Allan has proven success in new organization set ups, change management, financial planning, integrations, process improvement and company compliance and responsible strategic leadership.
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