Catherine Igathe is a Kenyan business executive, who works as the managing director and chief executive officer of AIG Kenya Insurance Company Limited.

Background and education

She has a Bachelor of Science degree in

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, awarded by United States International University Africa, in Nairobi. She then graduated from the Advanced Management Program of

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, also in Nairobi. She is also a graduate of the

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, in Spain.

Work experience

She has long-standing experience in the insurance industry going back nearly 25 years. At one time she served as the general manager in charge of distribution at AIG Kenya. Later, she was promoted to Acting Managing Director, serving in that capacity for six months, before she was confirmed as CEO.She is a former CEO at Jubilee General Insurance Kenya (now Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Ltd)

Other considerations

In 2016, Catherine Igathe was appointed as a non-executive director of

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, a Kenya-based publicly-traded investment company, whose stock is listed on the

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and on the Uganda Securities Exchange.

Family

She is married to

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, and together are the parents of three children, one son and two daughters.

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