NAIROBI, Kenya, July 14 -Jumia has announced the appointment of Juan Seco as the new CEO for Jumia Kenya replacing Betty Mwangi who has assumed the position for barely a year.
In a statement, the firm said Mwangi will be leaving to pursue another big impact opportunity that has presented itself.
Juan has been with Jumia Kenya since 2015 when he joined as Chief Financial Officer.
In 2017, he became part of the founding team of JumiaPay, as Chief Operating Officer overseeing the expansion and deployment of JumiaPay across Jumia markets. In 2019, he was named Senior Vice President of Consumer Financial Services leading fintech initiatives and the JumiaPay App, which is now available in eight countries.
Mwangi, who was former Britam Commercial Director replaced Sam Chappatte who served since 2016.
Mwangi has 20 years of experience in the field of telecommunication, insurance, and the pharmaceutical industry having worked as Director of Financial Services for Safaricom M-pesa from 2007 to 2016 then served as Group Commercial Director for Britam Group from 2016 to 2021.
