Former Kenya Power acting boss Jared Othieno is the new Geothermal Development Company (GDC) managing director and chief executive officer effective the 19th of April 2020.
Mr Othieno will head GDC for three years and has replaced managing director Johnson ole Nchoe who served a term of four years.
“On behalf of the board and management of GDC, I wish to congratulate Eng Othieno on his appointment and wish him success in the new role,” said Mr John Njiraini, the chairman of the Board of the GDC in a statement. “I also wish to thank Eng Peterson P. ole Nchoe for his service to GDC and particularly for the achievement attained during his tenure.”
Mr. Othieno’s appointment has locked out two other candidates who had been shortlisted from the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency as well as Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Authority (REREC).
Mr Othieno, whose position at the electricity distributor fell in limbo when Bernard Ngugi was appointed as the substantive chief executive will now replace Mr Nchoe who was expected to retire in April last year but got a one-year extension following a dispute between the board and Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter.
He was expected to retire last year after a three-year stint, however, Mr Keter offered Mr Nchoe a one-year contract despite the board’s verdict to seek a new managing director.
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