Job Title: CFO
Company: East Africa Reinsurance Company
Purity Mumbe Sammy is the CFO of East Africa Reinsurance Company.
She is a seasoned professional with nearly twenty years’ experience in finance, strategy and risk management.
Before taking on her current role, Purity served as a senior manager at PwC Kenya with a diverse client portfolio. She began her career at the firm as a finance intern, rising up the ranks over a ten-year period. During that time, she played a role in delivering professional audit services to clients in the banking and insurance industries across Kenya, South Africa, USA and the UK.
Purity holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Nairobi and an MBA from the University of Warwick. She is also a certified public accountant (CPA-K).
Work experience
Apr 2020 - Present: chief finance officer, East Africa Reinsurance Company
Jul 2019 - Apr 2020: senior manager, PwC Kenya
Oct 2017 - Jun 2019: manager, PwC Kenya
Jul 2015 - Oct 2017: manager, PwC UK
Oct 2014 - Jun 2015: assistant Manager, PwC US
Jul 2012 - Sep 2014: senior associate, PwC Kenya
Sep 2010 - Jun 2012: associate, PwC Kenya
Jan 2009 - Mar 2009: finance intern, Kenya Reinsurance Corporation
Education
2021 - 2022: Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Warwick
2006 - 2010: Bachelor of Commerce, University of Nairobi
2007 - 2009: CPA Kenya, Vision Institute of Professionals
East Africa Reinsurance Company
East Africa Reinsurance Company (EARe) is a regional reinsurer with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. It offers both short-term and long-term reinsurance solutions to over 200 insurers/
