The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Board of Directors has today appointed three new members to its board.

The three new members will be non - executive directors of the board, they are; Mrs. Nasim Devji, Mr. Jimnah Mbaru and Mr. Michael Turner. The appointments increase the number of the NSE Board of Directors from eight to eleven.

“NSE is undergoing profound transformation and as we move forward with our turnaround, we will benefit greatly from the sound advice of the Board made up of highly experienced business leaders,” said Mr. Geoffrey Odundo, the Chief Executive of NSE. “I am very grateful for their support, as well as the ongoing support from all of the directors.”

Commenting on the appointments, Mr. Eddy Njoroge, the Chairman of NSE stated, “As a board we are committed to recruiting the very best leaders to our Board and organization as a whole. Jimnah, Nasim and Michael bring tremendous financial,technical,operational,leadership expertise and experience to the table. I am confident that they will make enormous contributions as we support Geoffrey and his team in the transformation of NSE by better serving our clients, strengthening our partnerships and building value for our shareholders. It is an extremely exciting time to be part of the Exchange, and today’s announcement adds to our ability to deliver on our promises.”