
George Kagunyi Njenga
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: December 2025
Qualifications: BSc Chemistry (University of Nairobi), Business Strategy (Energy Industry) (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Expertise and experience in large corporates, board leadership, business development, business strategy, grid scale energy infrastructure business leadership, doing business in emerging economies, environment and climate, corporate governance, stakeholder management and talent and leadership development.
George has over 36 years' leadership experience in the energy sector and has led multimillion-dollar businesses and projects across Africa, the Middle East and Asia covering oil and gas, renewable energy and power generation. He is the Executive Chairman of Lake Turkana Wind Power, Sub-Saharan Africa's largest wind energy project. George is the former Chief Executive of the East Africa platform of A.P. Moller Capital. George also held various leadership roles in General Electric, including Chief Executive of GE Renewable Energy (Grid and Hydro) for Sub-Saharan Africa, Chairman and CEO of GE South Africa, and Chief Executive of GE Distributed Power for Sub-Saharan Africa. He was the Chairman and Cofounder of the 100 MW Kipeto Wind Energy in Kenya. George has lived and worked in many countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Thailand and Kenya and has led global teams.
Board committees: Member: Group Sustainability and Climate Resilience Committee.
Nationality: Kenyan.