David Muriithi

David Muriithi is the financial controller at Diageo North America.

Until March 2025, he served as the finance and strategy director at Diageo subsidiary Serengeti Breweries.

He is an experienced and talented business leader with built functional breadth in finance and strategy.

David started at PwC, and then joined British American Tobacco (BAT) where he worked his way up to commercial finance manager. He then took on the head of commercial finance role at Kenya Breweries Ltd (Diageo PLC), before assuming the position of finance director in Diageo Ethiopia.

He holds a bachelor of Business & Management (Finance) from Moi University, and is a certified public accountant; public secretary and information systems auditor.

Work

• April 2025 - Present: financial controller, Diageo North America
• April 2022 - March 2025: finance & strategy director, Serengeti Breweries (EABL/ Diageo), Tanzania
• March 2020 to March 2022: finance & strategy director, Diageo Ethiopia
• January 2019 to March 2020: head of group finance, East Africa Breweries Ltd
• October 2016 to December 2018: commercial finance manager, KBL
• May 2014 to September 2016: commercial finance manager, marketing (East & Central Africa), British American Tobacco
• June 2012 to April 2014: corporate finance manager, planning and reporting,(East & Central Africa), British American Tobacco
• 2009 to May 2012: regional internal auditor (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa), British American Tobacco
• 2005 to 2008: senior associate, assurance and business advisory services, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Education

• Bachelor of Business & Management (Finance): Moi University, Kenya
• Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K): Strathmore University, Kenya
• Certified Public Secretary of Kenya (CPS-K): Self-study
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA): Strathmore University, Kenya

Diageo
Diageo is a British multinational spirits and beer premium drinks company with over 200 brands and sales in more than 180 countries. The African business comprises four markets: East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), Africa Regional Markets (including Ghana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Indian Ocean and Angola), Nigeria and South Africa.