Risper Ohaga

Chief Finance Officer
East African Breweries

Biography

Risper is a seasoned business leader with 22years experience in financial services, manufacturing and audit and consultancy. She is the Group Chief Finance Officer and Executive Director for East African Breweries Plc (EABL), a subsidiary of the global drinks giant, Diageo.

Prior to this role, she spent 12 years with Barclays Africa Group (now Absa) starting as the Regional Director for Internal Audit (East and West Africa) before being promoted to Managing Director for Internal Audit (Barclays Africa) based in Johannesburg. In 2015, she joined Barclays Bank Zambia as Finance and Strategy Director, a role she held up to January 2020 when she joined Diageo.

She started her career with KPMG Kenya where she worked for nine years and was involved in external audit, internal audit and consultancy. Her work experience has seen her cover a number of countries extensively.

Risper is a member of the Board and Chair of the Board Audit Committee of the Apollo Group and its subsidiaries including APA Insurance.

She holds a Bcomm (Accounting) from the University of Nairobi and is a member of ICPAK. She is also a Certified Internal Auditor.

Risper is married to Peter Ohaga and they have three daughters aged 22, 18 and 13. When she is not working, Risper enjoys traveling, she is an avid reader, and enjoys giving her time to others through mentorship and volunteering.

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