Caxton Makau

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Job Title: finance manager

Company: Geminia Life Insurance

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Caxton Makau is the finance manager at Geminia Life Insurance.

He began his career in 2012 as a financial accountant at Kobian Kenya before joining Pioneer Insurance in 2017 as a management accountant. In 2020, Caxton moved to Kenya Orient Insurance as assistant finance manager, where he played a key role in strategic planning and monitored the implementation of business strategy.

He was appointed as finance manager at Geminia Life Insurance in 2022. 

Caxton holds a BCom in accounting and finance and an MCom in finance from Strathmore University. He has also completed the Young Insurance Professionals Programme at the London School of Insurance and senior management leadership programmes at Strathmore Business School and Nanyang Business School. Caxton is also a certified public accountant (CPA-K) and a certified investment and financial analyst (CIFA).

Work
Apr 2022 – Present: finance manager, Geminia Life Insurance
Oct 2020 – Mar 2022: assistant manager finance, Kenya Orient Insurance 
Oct 2017 – Sept 2020: management accountant, Pioneer Insurance
Jun 2012 – Sept 2017: financial accountant, Kobian Kenya 

Education
2024: senior management leadership programme, Nanyang Business School
2024: senior management leadership programme, Strathmore Business School
2021: young insurance professionals programme, London School of Insurance
2016 – 2018: MCom (finance), Strathmore University
2012 – 2015:BCom (accounting and finance), Strathmore University

Geminia Life Insurance
Geminia Life Insurance is a licensed life insurer in Kenya, offering a wide range of insurance solutions including individual and group life, pensions, and investment products. 

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