Speaker Profile

Flora Mutahi is the CEO of Melvin Marsh International, an entrepreneur who has significantly contributed to creating market opportunities for women in procurement and supply chain.


Flora Mutahi is one of Kenya’s leading women entrepreneurs, with extensive local and international experience in strategic leadership, business development, market penetration and marketing.

Flora has a proven ability to innovate, conceptualize, and implement business solutions and to lead and mentor others to achieve company and personal goals. She is a seasoned entrepreneur serving in both private and public sector, and in her role as Chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers was its first woman Chairperson in 57 years.

Flora is also the Vice Chairperson COMESA Business Council, Board Member Export Promotion Center, Jubilee insurance Ltd, Kenya Private Alliance and SBM bank Kenya. She is passionate about business, especially growing Kenyan and particularly women entrepreneurs being very conversant with the challenges they face.

She holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town and a B.Sc Finance and Accounts (UK).

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