The Board of Directors of WPP Scangroup Plc has appointed Patricia Ithau as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.
Announcing the development, Richard Omwela, Chairman WPP Scangroup Plc said that Patricia assumes office on Monday, 14 March 2022.
Patricia is a highly accomplished business and marketing leader who brings more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership roles overseeing the expansion of major consumer brands in Eastern Africa at companies including Unilever, Diageo/East African Breweries Ltd and L’Oreal.
She holds a number of board positions at organisations such as ABSA Bank Kenya PLC. Trade Mark East Africa Ltd, Jambojet Ltd, and British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is a Trustee on the boards of Vodafone Foundation UK and M-Pesa Foundation and was previously on the board of WPP Scangroup PLC as non-executive director from 2017 to 2020.
Patricia is passionate about creating opportunities that improve people’s lives and is currently the Regional Director at the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Development Economies – Seed, a Stanford Graduate School of Business initiative that aims to build a network of globally-engaged leaders from Silicon Valley to sub-Saharan Africa and tackle global poverty by supporting the scale-up of small and medium-sized businesses in developing economies.
in 2020, she was awarded a Head of State Commendation (HSC) Civilian Division, for her work in supporting enterprise development in the country. She holds an MBA in Strategic Management from the United States International University – Africa, and a B Com from the University of Nairobi.
She also completed an Advanced Management Program at Strathmore Business School/IESE Business School, Barcelona, a General Management Program at INSEAD- CEDEP. and a Certificate Program in Scenario Planning at Said Business School, University of Oxford.
Stanbic Bank and Rotary Transform Maternal Healthcare in Ntungamo DistrictAbout WPP Scangroup Plc
WPP-Scangroup is a full-service creative transformation company, focused on building better futures for our clients. With outstanding creativity, deep insights and advanced technology, they bring together brilliant people to build dynamic, new and lasting relationships between our clients and their audiences.
Their core capabilities include:
- Brand Stewardship & Communications, Customer engagement & Experience, Technology, Commerce & Advisory: Ogilvy Africa, JWT Scanad & Squad
- Media Investment Management (Media, Content & Technology): Group M, Mediacom, Mindshare, Wavemaker (MEC)
- PR, Influence & Government Practice: Ogilvy and H+K Strategies
- Shopper Marketing &Engagement: Geometry
WPP Scangroup Plc majorly operates in nine countries including; Uganda, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia
They also have branches in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Sierra Leone and Sudan.
