Kendi Ntwiga

Kendi Ntwiga
Born
Kendi Ntwiga

(1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 (age 44)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
Alma materAfrica Nazarene University
OccupationBusiness Executive
EmployerMeta (2023–present)
Known forInformation and Technology
Notable work
TitleGlobal director at Meta
Board member of

Kendi Ntwiga (born 30 May 1980), is a Kenyan business executive.[1][2] Since October 2023, Ntwiga has served as the Global Head for Actor Solutions at Meta Platforms based in Dublin, Ireland.[3] Prior to that appointment, she was the Global Head of Misrepresentation at the same company since May 2022.[4] In 2015, Ntwiga founded SheGoesTech, an initiative started in Kenya with the aim of encouraging women to pursue a career in STEM.[5] She has served on the boards of Mercy Corps (since July 2021) and KCB Group.[6][7]

From 2005 to 2022, Kendi held various senior positions for international technology companies based in Africa. She served as Country Director for Microsoft in Kenya from January 2020 to April 2022, and as East and North Africa Regional Director at Check Point between 2017 and 2019.[8] Starting in 2011, she served for 5 years at Oracle Corporation in Kenya, as the director responsible for their East and Southern Africa market.[9] Between 2008 and 2011, Ntwiga was a manager at HP, responsible for software sales in East Africa.[10]

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  2. ^ Kenya News (2022-06-09). "Kenyan Lady Heading Facebook and Whatsapp Operations". Ghanamma.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  3. ^ Taylor, Mildred Europa (2023-05-23). "How Africa's Kendi Ntwiga rose from the village to become one of the most senior women at Facebook, Whatsapp". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ Mbego, Steve (2022-06-06). "Kendi Ntwiga Is Now Global Head Of Misrepresentation At Meta". CIO Africa. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  5. ^ Felix, Mr (2017-02-14). "USIU-Africa Alumni Association Hosts TechWomen Conference". KachTech Media. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  6. ^ "Mercy Corps Welcomes Four New Board Directors". Mercy Corps. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  7. ^ https://ke.kcbgroup.com/about-us/our-leaders#bod-9
  8. ^ "Microsoft appoints new Kenya country manager". The East African. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  9. ^ Nderitu, Simon W. (2022-06-07). "Kendi Ntwiga Appointed Global Head of Misrepresentation at Meta". TechTrendsKE. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  10. ^ "Kendi Ntwiga, Trustee | ESSA". essa-africa.org (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-14.