Job Title: regional CFO, SSA
Company: Ipsos
Mary Maina is the regional CFO for Sub-Saharan Africa at Ipsos, a position she has held since August 2022.
Mary has been with Ipsos for over 12 years, having joined as CFO for Kenya in January 2014. She was appointed CFO for the East Cluster, covering Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique, in April 2015 before taking on her current regional role.
Prior to Ipsos, she served as finance manager at Kobil Petroleum Rwanda from 2010 to 2013 and at CFCLife Assurance from 2007 to 2010. She earlier spent close to a decade at Tetra Pak East Africa, where she progressed from accounts assistant to financial analyst.
Mary holds a BCom in finance from The Catholic University of Eastern Africa and is a certified public accountant.
Work
Aug 2022 – Present: regional CFO Sub-Saharan Africa, Ipsos
Apr 2015 – Jul 2022: CFO East Cluster (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique), Ipsos
Jan 2014 – Mar 2015: CFO Kenya, Ipsos
Dec 2010 – Dec 2013: finance manager, Kobil Petroleum Rwanda
Nov 2007 – Nov 2010: finance manager, CFCLife Assurance
Jan 2006 – Oct 2007: financial analyst, Tetra Pak East Africa
Jan 2004 – Dec 2005: senior accountant, Tetra Pak East Africa
Apr 1998 – Dec 2003: accounts assistant, Tetra Pak East Africa
Education
2004 – 2006: BCom (Finance), The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
2001 – 2003: CPA (K), KASNEB
Ipsos
Ipsos is a multinational market research and consulting firm headquartered in Paris, France. Operating in over 90 countries, the company provides research, data, and insights across a range of sectors including consumer goods, healthcare, and financial services.
