Britam Holdings Plc has appointed Celestine Munda as the new Chairperson of its Board of Directors, effective October 27, 2026.
Munda, an Independent Non-Executive Director, has served as Interim Board Chair since March 30, 2026. She brings more than 30 years of professional and leadership experience in professional services and the energy sector.
She is a former Senior Partner at Ernst & Young (EY), where she served as Kenya’s Country Managing Partner and held various regional and continental leadership positions.
Munda also serves on the boards of the M-Pesa Foundation, TradeMark Africa and Jaguar Petroleum Limited. Her previous experience includes roles at PwC and Royal Dutch Shell.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting (Honours) and is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K). She has also undertaken leadership training at Harvard Business School and the Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria.
Britam said the board welcomed her appointment as the company advances its ASCEND 2026–2030 Strategy across its seven African markets.
