Chai Gold at the Kenyan stand during the 2016 ...
Dr. Simon G. Gikang’a has over 30 years practical experience in the commercial trading, freight forwarding and logistics industries holding senior management positions in various organizations. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), MBA degree in strategic management from the University of Nairobi and a B com - Marketing (Hons) degree from the University of Nairobi. He is a holder of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from Strathmore Business School, (SBS), Lagos Business School and IESE Business School, Barcelona Spain, designed to propel executive lead to global Arena. He is also a member of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM).
He is also a holder of a post graduate diploma in Clearing, Warehousing and Practical Forwarding DCWF (Bandari College - Kenya Ports Authority), certificates in Logistics Management and Warehouse Operations & Designs (Logistics Centre - University Campus Cranefield - UK) and FIATA (Zurich - Switzerland ) certificate of competence in freight forwarding. Prior to his current job position, he was the General Manager - Freight Division of Chai Trading Company Limited and before then he was the Operations Manager at Mitchell Cotts Freight K. Ltd and prior to that he was working with Afrofreight Forwarders Ltd as the Resident Representative based in Dar-es- salaam Tanzania. He has been a Director of East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) and is the immediate past chairman of the Tea Warehousing Association.