This archive report was first published on 19 June 2020.
Angela Ndambuki, the former CEO of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has left the trade body after a tumultuous term. She was named as CEO in September 2017 to serve for three years.
Ms Ndambuki has joined the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) as the director for Sub-Saharan region effective July 1 for a term of two years. IFPI represents record companies globally through promoting the value of recorded music, campaigning for the rights of record producers, and expanding the commercial uses of recorded music.
Speaking to Business Daily in an interview on Thursday, Ms Ndambuki said she resigned in April and has been serving a two-month notice. She stated, 'I gave a two months’ notice to leave the chamber on April 30 so that I can go on June 30. At the end of the day, the IFPI offer was one I could not refuse and intellectual property is one thing that is close to my heart.'
Ms Ndambuki is expected to work across the region’s 46 IFPI member countries. She has a significant experience in board governance, having served as a member on various boards and committees. She has a Master’s degree in Law from The University of Edinburgh with a focus in Intellectual Property.
Ms Ndambuki was pushed out by the board under unclear circumstances in May 2018, after serving only eight months as the chamber CEO. She later dropped a case she had filed against the board demanding payment for wrongful termination of her contract.
