Maureen Munyao
Senior Associate | Nairobi
Contact
T: +254 20 503 1810
Overview
Maureen has over ten years’ experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, corporate restructuring and risk management across multiple jurisdictions in different sectors including the agricultural industry, renewable power, printing and packaging, and healthcare. Her experience spans through organising and managing Board meetings, ensuring seamless implementation of resolutions to translate decisions into results.
She has a strong background in drafting, reviewing and implementing Charters, governance policies aligning with organizational policies, legal and regulatory standards. Further she has extensive knowledge in conducting compliance audit as well as governance health checks and recommending corrective action to enhance overall regulatory adherence and governance effectiveness.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages fluent in: English and Swahili
Maureen has:
* Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.
- Supported introduction of digital governance tools thus improving Board efficiency, board papers accessibility and confidentiality in managing sensitive investor communication.*
- Digitized statutory registers creating a central repository that improved turn around time for investor and regulatory queries.*
- Oversaw governance processes for key transactions – Transfer of business, Sale of Assets and capital raises – ensuring efficient execution through prompt approvals, Board Resolutions and comprehensive due diligence support.*
- Led the governance review of financing transactions, ensuring that board resolutions for loan facilities, guarantees and security documents were accurate, compliant and aligned with the Company’s Articles of Association and internal approval frameworks.*
- Drafted, reviewed and updated company policies and charters to align with evolving laws, governance codes and industry best practices.*
- Positioned the Secretariat as a strategic partner to the Board and Management ,contributing to the overall corporate success.*
- Facilitated AGMs and EGMs across the group, ensuring compliance with statutory timelines and shareholder engagements.*
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- LLB – Moi university
- Company Secretary
- Kenya school of law – Advocates Training Program
Professional Memberships
- Law society of Kenya
- Institute of Certified Secretaries
INSIGHTS
Overview
Maureen has over ten years’ experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, corporate restructuring and risk management across multiple jurisdictions in different sectors including the agricultural industry, renewable power, printing and packaging, and healthcare. Her experience spans through organising and managing Board meetings, ensuring seamless implementation of resolutions to translate decisions into results.
She has a strong background in drafting, reviewing and implementing Charters, governance policies aligning with organizational policies, legal and regulatory standards. Further she has extensive knowledge in conducting compliance audit as well as governance health checks and recommending corrective action to enhance overall regulatory adherence and governance effectiveness.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages fluent in: English and Swahili
Maureen has:
* Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.
- Supported introduction of digital governance tools thus improving Board efficiency, board papers accessibility and confidentiality in managing sensitive investor communication.*
- Digitized statutory registers creating a central repository that improved turn around time for investor and regulatory queries.*
- Oversaw governance processes for key transactions – Transfer of business, Sale of Assets and capital raises – ensuring efficient execution through prompt approvals, Board Resolutions and comprehensive due diligence support.*
- Led the governance review of financing transactions, ensuring that board resolutions for loan facilities, guarantees and security documents were accurate, compliant and aligned with the Company’s Articles of Association and internal approval frameworks.*
- Drafted, reviewed and updated company policies and charters to align with evolving laws, governance codes and industry best practices.*
- Positioned the Secretariat as a strategic partner to the Board and Management ,contributing to the overall corporate success.*
- Facilitated AGMs and EGMs across the group, ensuring compliance with statutory timelines and shareholder engagements.*
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