Our Board

  • David Hutchison
    Chairman and Independent
    Non-Executive Director

  • David is a Certified Public Accountant and a former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young Eastern Africa. He has worked in a number of African countries where he has gathered extensive experience in audit, tax advice and financial management, reconstruction and consulting covering many sectors. He is a non-executive director of the Insurance Company of East Africa Ltd, East Africa Reinsurance Company Ltd, East African Packaging Industries Ltd, Prime Bank Ltd, Kentainers Ltd, Synresins Ltd, and a director of several companies in the Banda educational and property groups.

  • Bharat Thakrar
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Bharat is the founding shareholder of the Scangroup and a director of all Scangroup subsidiaries. He has working experience in advertising and communications spanning over thirty six years. He holds a Diploma in Advertising and Marketing from the Communications and Marketing Foundation – UK. Bharat is also a director of Internet Solutions Kenya Ltd and Valley Terrace Ltd. He is a former chairman of the Advertising Practitioners Association (APA) and is a member of the Advertising Standards Board. In 2009 he undertook courses in Executive Management at the Harvard Business School.

  • Manish Kumar Shah
    Finance Director

  • Manish is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Bombay and a Diploma in Information & System Management from APTECH Computer Education. He has a wealth of experience spanning 12 years in advertising and marketing industry having worked with the French advertising group, Publics, in India prior to joining Scanad in 2003.

  • Richard Omwela
    Independent
    Non-Executive Director

  • Richard, an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB, Hons) from the University of Nairobi. Richard is the Managing Partner of Hamilton Harrison and Mathews Advocates. He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya. He is also the Chairman of Kenya Rugby Football Union.

  • Muchiri Wahome
    Independent
    Non-Executive Director

  • Muchiri holds a BA in Economics from the University of Nairobi and an Advanced Certificate in Management from the Strathmore Business School. He is also a Fellow of the Aspen Leadership Institute. With over 20 years of retail experience, Muchiri is currently the Managing Director of Deacons Kenya Ltd. He chairs the Moi Equator Girls School Board and is also a member of the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) Board as well as the Archdiocese of Nyeri Education Advisory Board. In 2005 he was awarded the Head of State Commendation medal for implementing performance contracts in public institutions on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

  • Andrew Grant
    Balfour Scott
    Non-Executive Director

  • Andrew has since 1999 been WPP's Director of Corporate Development spearheading the Group's global mergers and acquisitions. He also leads WPP's International Specialist Communications Division which comprises Promotion and Relationship Marketing, Sports Marketing, Custom Publishing and Media, Technology and Production Services. Prior to joining WPP Andrew was a strategy consultant at LEK Consulting. He holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD.

  • Christopher Paul
    Sweetland
    Non-Executive Director

  • Christopher graduated with an honours degree in Pure Mathematics and trained as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG. Prior to joining WPP in 1989, Chris worked for 9 years at PepsiCo. He is currently the Deputy Group CFO at WPP.

  • Margaret Kipchumba
    Company Secretary

  • Margaret was appointed Company Secretary in August 2009 and serves on the Boards of Scangroup's Kenyan subsidiaries in this capacity. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary. She is a member of the Law Society of Kenya, the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya and the Institute of Directors - Kenya.

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  • SCANAD (Kenya)

    5th Floor, The Chancery
    Valley Road - Upper Hill
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2799000
    Fax: +254 20 2718772
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  • SCANAD (Tanzania)

    17th Floor, PPF Tower
    Garden Avenue / Ohio Street
    P.O. Box 78769
    Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
    Tel: +255 22 2136552 / 3
    Fax: +255 22 2132556
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  • SCANAD (Uganda)

    3rd Floor, Murtala Courts
    Lumumba Avenue
    P.O. Box 7667
    Kampala - Uganda
    Tel: +256 414 341886 / 90
    Fax: + 256 414 341780
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  • MEDIA INITIATIVE

    5th Floor, The Chancery
    Valley Road - Upper Hill
    P.O. Box 649 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2711744
    Fax: +254 20 2718772
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  • OGLIVY AFRICA

    1st Floor, Baobab Suite
    Riverside Green Offices
    Riverside Drive
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 4454461 / 8
    Fax: +254 20 4454469visit website
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  • ROUNDTRIP

    7th Floor, The Chancery
    Valley Road - Upper Hill
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2799000
    Fax: +254 20 2718772
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  • REDSKY

    4th Floor, Almont Park
    Church Road, Off Waiyaki Way Westlands
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 4442182 / 4
    Tel: +254 20 4442171 / 3 / 4 / 5 Tel: +254 20 4442171 / 6 / 8 / 9
    Fax: +254 20 4442181
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  • REDSKY / TBWA

    Unit C, Nairobi Business Park
    Ngong Road - Ngong
    P.O. Box 1534 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2120043 / 5
    Fax: +254 20 2120031
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  • JWT (Kenya)

    4th Floor, Laiboni Centre
    Lenana Road
    Nairobi - Kenya
    P.O. Box 6642 00300
    Tel: +254 20 4905000
    Fax: +254 20 4905010
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  • JWT (Tanzania)

    2nd Floor, PPF Tower
    Garden Avenue / Ohio Street
    P.O. Box 79356
    Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
    Tel: +255 22 2127064
    Fax: +255 22 2127059
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  • MEDIACOM

    4th Floor, Laiboni Centre
    Lenana Road
    Nairobi - Kenya
    P.O. Box 6642 00300
    Tel: +254 20 4905000
    Fax: +254 20 4905010
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  • HILL & KNOWLTON

    1st Floor, Baobab Suite
    Riverside Green Offices
    Riverside Drive
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 4454461 / 8
    Fax: +254 20 4454469
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  • SMOLLAN GROUP

    1st Floor, The Chancery
    Valley Road - Upper Hill
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2799000
    Fax: +254 20 2718772
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  • MILLWARD BROWN

    Unit C, Nairobi Business Park
    Ngong Road - Ngong
    P.O. Box 1534 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2120043 / 5
    Fax: +254 20 2120031

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  • SQUAD DIGITAL

    4th Floor, Almont Park
    Church Road, Westlands
    Nairobi - Kenya
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Tel: 4442171-9 / 182 / 184
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  • McCANN ERICKSON

    1st Floor, The Chancery
    Valley Road - Upper Hill
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2799000
    Fax: +254 20 2718772
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  • UNIVERSAL McCANN

    5th Floor, The Chancery
    Valley Road - Upper Hill
    P.O. Box 34537 GPO 00100
    Nairobi - Kenya
    Tel: +254 20 2799000
    Fax: +254 20 2718772
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