Norman Mudibo
Strategic Communications
Nairobi,Nairobi
Summary
An accomplished and results driven communication leader, a three-time award winning Business Journalist with the Nation Media Group PLC, an MC & Moderator, with nineteen years of diverse working experience in media and communication in Kenya, South Africa, Europe, and Middle East.
Demonstrated ability to strategize, train and advise CEOs and Boards of Directors in private and public sectors, Government officials in better crisis communication, multi-media, and other stakeholder engagements.
Relationship management with clients and teams, notably the Nation Media Group, Intel, International Finance Corporation (IFC), European Union (EU), AIG, Family Bank, d. light, Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya-Re), Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Minet Kenya, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC), among others.
Am thrilled and enthralled leveraging talent and mentoring teams for the good of humanity.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Account Director / Head of Client Service
Apex Porter Novelli
04.2018 - Current
- The Communication Lead for Kenya's IEBC in the August 2022 General Elections
- Leading cross-functional teams in planning and implementing communication plans to consistently achieve remits based targets towards annual clients' goals
- Established a solid reputation as a trusted advisor among clients - Board of Directors, Director-Generals, CEOs, Cabinet Secretaries for Energy and Lands respectively.
- Lead agency and client teams in anticipating and/or managing negative news cycles, proactively identify and flag trends that may impact reputation
- Championed implementation and use of an online time management tool(timesheets) for decision making on team productivity, manpower forecast and resourcing
- Streamlining of internal processes for improved efficiency and faster response times to clients inquiries
- Mentoring junior staff members, fostering professional growth and enhancing team performance
- Developed strong relationships with key clients, resulting in long term partnerships and increased revenues.
- Increased client satisfaction by effectively managing client accounts, strengthening productivity and capability of account management team, addressing concerns to solidify business relationships.
PR Director
Rotary Club of Embakasi (RCE)
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Led visibility initiatives for the club
- Revamped the club's newsletter
- Mentorship/Career talk for RCE Rotarians and Rotaractors -13th July 2022
- Moderator for Rotary trainings and events.
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Family Bank Kenya Limited
02.2014 - 08.2017
- The communications lead for the Bank - revamped the Internal Staff Newsletter, website; remake of the Intranet and introduced a communications champions infrastructure to enhance internal communications.
- Collaboratively worked with colleagues leading to an award-winning Internal and External VISA Brand Awareness Campaign to promote usage of the Bank's VISA Card
- Collaborated with the Board and Management in the NYS crisis handling that affected the Bank in 2016
- Championed development and implementation of external and internal communication strategies, messages, stories, and issues in support of the bank's business imperatives
- Editorial gatekeeping ensuring quality production of newsletters, Op-eds, press releases, speeches, and management of digital assets (Facebook, Twitter, Intranet)
- Collaborated with business units to resolve customer issues to mitigate against reputational risks
- Planned and managed Bank's Events: - pressers, product launches, investor briefings and occasionally represented the Bank in Media Events as instructed by the MD
- Media focal point; built multi-level media relationships, first point of contact for media enquiries; offered counsel to the CEO, Board on issues.
- Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
- Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.
- Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.
Executive Director / CEO
Brett Communications
05.2013 - 01.2014
- Team leader reporting to the Board of Directors
- Media Advisor seconded to the Standard Gauge Railway Ground-breaking Committee-spearheaded PR support for launches of key railway projects in Nairobi and Mombasa - President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta; the late President Daniel Moi and Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Assistant Secretary
Association of Public Relations and Communication Management Firms
01.2013 - 01.2014
Account Director
Tell-EM Public Relations East Africa
06.2007 - 04.2013
- From an Account Manager to a Senior Account Manager in less than a year rose to An Account Director
- Led the Crisis Communication efforts for AIG in Kenya during the 2007/08 global economic meltdown that impacted US subsidiaries in Africa and the subsequent re-branding of AIG Kenya to Chartis Kenya and back to AIG Kenya & AIG Investments to Pine bridge Investments, respectively
- The Communication Lead during the Kenya Visits of the Intel Global President & CEO Craig Barrett and Senior Vice President EMEA for AIG Global, respectively
- Team Lead for the financial services and ICT clientelehelping brands to maximize communication to bolster their business profiles.
Business Reporter-Cum-Anchor/Presenter
Nation Media Group
01.2004 - 05.2007
- Appointed as a Business Reporter in January 2004
- Business News Anchor and Presenter for weekly business programme - Money Matters
- Attended industry conferences and events, staying abreast of current trends and networking with key influencers in the field
- Best TV Business/Financial journalist - 2003 and 2004; Best ICT Journalist - 2004
- Attended the World Travel Market Fair in Excel, London, Britain - 2002
- Part of the Global media, Export Trade Conference by the Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Bonn, Germany - 2004
- Part of African Media representatives during a VISA Conference/Launch in Johannesburg, South Africa - 2005
- Recognized in the Daily Nation Newspaper as the youngest and upcoming news anchor in Kenya - Jan 2001.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication
Washington International University
USA 01.2009 - 05.2010
Diploma - Broadcast Journalism
Kenya Institute of Mass Communication
Nairobi 01.1997 - 05.2000
Daystar University
Nairobi 09.2014 - 05.2015
Media Studies For Social Change
Golda Meir International Training Centre
Haifa, Israel 05.2005 - 05.2005
Financial And Business Journalism (Reporting)
International Institute For Journalism
Berlin, Germany 08.2003 - 05.2003
KPMG Management Training Solutions
Nairobi 12.2004 - 05.2004
05.2013 - 05.2013
Skills
MC & Moderator for State and private functions
undefinedPublished Work
- Upcoming Dubai Summit should break climate finance deadlock, Business Daily, 2023-11-21
- Realistic action plan needed to avert global climate change disaster, Business Daily, 2023-07-19
- Social Security Investment secures your financial future, not an expense, Business Daily, 2023-05-10
- Climate finance remains key hurdle, Business Daily, 2023-01-10
- Remove punitive taxes now to reduce high fuel prices, The Standard, 2022-12-19
- Scrap the multiple fuel taxes to give consumers relief, Business Daily, 2022-12-13
- Formula for forestalling future fuel shortages, Business Daily, 2022-07-01
- Rotary Club of Embakasi Quarterly Newsletter, Rotary Club of Embakasi, 2022-10-31
- COP27 must move beyond promises, Sunday Standard, 2022-10-30
- The highs, lows of race to cleaner, safer planet, Business Daily and People Daily, 2021-11-04
- The Sights and Sounds of Maasai Mara - My experiences in the Mara as normalcy returns amidst Covid-19 pandemic, Business Daily Life, 2021-07-02
- Pandemic vaccines race a wake-up call for African nations, Business Daily, 2021-06-04
- Politicians should not control the media, The Nairobian, 2021-05-07
- Easing pain of high fuel prices should be a priority, People Daily, 2021-04-15
- Leader, you passed the taxes - you can relieve the pain, Business Daily, 2021-03-25
- Leaders must lead by example, Daily Nation, 2020-11-01
- Covid-19; leaders must heed call for personal responsibility, Sunday Standard, 2020-11-01
- Dear Mr President, it is time to open a battered economy, The Standard, 2020-08-01
- Open the rest of economy as we fight Covid-19, Business Daily, 2020-09-01
- Berlin reclaiming its lost status, Daily Nation
- Encounter in Israel, Nation Media Group Staff Newsletter
- Go back to the drawing board on traffic plans, Business Daily
- Address disparities in Civil Service, Business Daily
- Parochial opinions will not help ease port congestion, Business Daily
- Errant contractors have destroyed country's roads, Business Daily
- Government moves on branding laudable, Business Daily
- Shift to digital TV ushers in crisp sound and pictures, Business Daily
- International media has got it wrong on unrest, Business Daily
Affiliations
- Rotary Club of Embakasi (RCE), PR Director, 2022-01-01, 2023-12-31
- Public Relations Society of Kenya, Member, 2021-01-01, 2023-12-31
- PRSK Governance, Integrity, and Compliance Committee, Member, 2021-01-01, 2023-12-31
- The Stakeholder Management Committee for the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Consulting Member, 2021-03-30, 2021-03-30
- The Ground-breaking Standard Gauge Railway Committee, Member, 2013-01-01, 2013-12-31
- Association of Public Relations and Communication Management Firms, Assistant Secretary, 2013-01-01, 2014-12-31
- Part of Kenyan Journalists covering the inaugural Kenya Airways flight to Charles De Gaulle International Airport, Paris, France - analyzed the positive impact to Kenya's Tourism & Trade - Paris, France - 2006
- Part of a team of global Business Journalists at the International Tourism Bourse in Germany - Berlin, Germany - 2006
- Nominated by the Nation Media Group as part of a group of African business journalists at the Nokia launch in South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa - 2005
MC & Moderator for local and global brands, events
- MC & Moderator- 1st African Agricultural Technology Foundation Conference, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya - 30th October to 3rd November 2023
- MC & Moderator- Regenerative Agriculture Conference by Practical Action and partners, Ciala Resort, Kisumu, Kenya - 11th to 13th September 2023
- MC & Moderator- Unclaimed Assets Conference by the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority, Radisson Blu, Nairobi - 5th July 2023
- MC - 25th Anniversary, Sanlam Investments EA, Radisson Blu, Nairobi - 21st June 2023
- MC & Moderator - Cultivate Africa Conference, Safari Park Hotel, 20th & 21st June 2023
- MC & Moderator - Biznasure Insurance product launch by MiNET Kenya and Fidelity Shield Insurance, Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi - 20th April 2023
- MC & Moderator - 3rd Kenya Social Protection Conference 2023 opened by the President of Kenya, Kenya School of Government, Lower Kabete - 3rd-6th April 2023
- MC & Moderator - 2nd Annual Conference by Association of Pension Trustees & Administrators of Kenya, Sarova Whitesands, Mombasa - 8th to 10th March 2023
- MC-7th Annual MiNET Pensions Conference, Enashipai Resort - 25th to 27th January 2023
- Moderator- PRSK Digital Disruption & impact on Communication - 2nd June 2022
- MC-2019 Census Launch by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KICC - 8th July 2019
- MC & Moderator- 1st International Conference on Agroecology -18th&19th June 2019
- MC & Moderator at the Launch of Post-Election Evaluation Report for 2017 General & Fresh Presidential Elections, KICC - 12th February 2019
- MC at the Stanlib Kenya Pension Schemes Clients Breakfast, Serena - 6th Feb 2019
- MC-Annual pensions Conference, MiNET, Panari Resort - 17th & 18th January 2019.
- MC at Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya Annual Dinner - 7th Dec 2018
- MC for Concord Group of Hotels Asian Market Clientele Operators - 14th Nov 2018
- MC for European Union Joint Programming Strategy launch with Kenyan Government to support Big Four Agenda at Hotel Intercontinental - 12th November 2018
- MC at the Sanlam Client Launch of an online medical insurance - 18th May 2018
- The De-facto MC for the Bank's events; 2014 -2017
- MC-Travel Agents, Four Points by Sheraton hotel, Nairobi - 1st Dec & 24th Nov 2017
- MC- PRSK 2017 Annual Summit & Excellence Awards Dinner - 15th to 17th Nov 2017
- MC & Moderator at the launch of a report on Impact of Organized Gangs on National Cohesion in Kenya by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission - March 2018
- MC for the Kenya Orient Insurance Limited product launch - 2014
- MC & Media liaison for the Liberty Insurance product launch - 2013
Timeline
PR Director
Rotary Club of Embakasi (RCE)
01.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Account Director / Head of Client Service
Apex Porter Novelli
04.2018 - Current
Daystar University
09.2014 - 05.2015
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Family Bank Kenya Limited
02.2014 - 08.2017
Executive Director / CEO
Brett Communications
05.2013 - 01.2014
05.2013 - 05.2013
Assistant Secretary
Association of Public Relations and Communication Management Firms
01.2013 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication
Washington International University
01.2009 - 05.2010
Account Director
Tell-EM Public Relations East Africa
06.2007 - 04.2013
Media Studies For Social Change
Golda Meir International Training Centre
05.2005 - 05.2005
KPMG Management Training Solutions
12.2004 - 05.2004
Business Reporter-Cum-Anchor/Presenter
Nation Media Group
01.2004 - 05.2007
Financial And Business Journalism (Reporting)
International Institute For Journalism
08.2003 - 05.2003
Diploma - Broadcast Journalism
Kenya Institute of Mass Communication
01.1997 - 05.2000
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