South African Tiger Brands has named former Nairobi governor aspirant Polycarp Igathe as Chief Growth Officer-Rest of Africa effective December 1, 2022.
Tiger Brands Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nolan Doyle looked forward to Igathe’s contribution to the company’s mission as he welcomed him on his return to the company.
“I look forward to the diverse set of capabilities and knowledge of the continent that Polycarp will bring to driving the execution of our ambitious growth strategy for the Rest of Africa business and his broader contribution to the development and execution of the Tiger Brands business strategy,” he stated.
The company deals with with the manufacturing of a range of popular homecare, personal care, baby and food brands.
Igathe will be tasked with expanding the company’s business in markets across the continent.
Igathe brings to Tiger Brands extensive commercial experience, sales and marketing, sales strategies, and business leadership.
He previously worked for Tiger Brands as the Managing Director of its business before he joined British petroleum company, Vivo as Managing Director.
The former Nairobi deputy governor worked at Coca-Cola, Kenya Breweries, Haco Industries Limited, and Equity Bank, and has held multi-geography leadership roles across Africa.
