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Jonathan Kinisu Appointed as Tetra Pak’s First kenyan MD
The former student of Friends School Kamusinga joined Tetra Pak East Africa in 2012 as regional manager Tanzania and Ethiopia before he was appointed sales director in 2014.
Food processing and packaging firm Tetra Pak has appointed Jonathan Kinisu to the helm, becoming the firm’s first local Managing Director, taking over from Swede Håkan Söderholm.
The appointment of Kinisu, makes him the first Kenyan to attain this position in the history of Tetra Pak, the world’s leading processing and packaging solutions provider.
Kinisu accepted the appointment with great excitement, “My ambition is to reinforce Tetra Pak’s packaging solutions leadership in East Africa and support our customers unlock real value for their investments. East Africa has vast opportunities that can firmly position the region as one of the leading food manufacturing hubs in the world for dairy, fruit juices and soya products as well as fruit pulp extraction and food processing,” said Kinisu.
Kinisu’s appointment comes at a time when the packaging industry is experiencing significant growth as consumers seek affordable, accessible and quality products.
The former student of Friends School Kamusinga joined Tetra Pak East Africa in 2012 as regional manager Tanzania and Ethiopia before he was appointed sales director in 2014.
Prior to joining tetra Pak, Kinisu worked in the oil industry with various appointments in Shell Oil Products both in Kenya and Houston, Texas.
He is a computational genetics alumnus from Imperial College London and also holds a degree in biochemistry with biotechnology from Manchester University.