Job Title: group strategy officer
Company: Zep-Re
Rachael Gitonga is the group strategy officer and chief of staff at ZEP Re (PTA Reinsurance Company).
Until September 2026, she served as the insurer's chief finance officer.
She is an experienced finance strategy professional in the financial services and development fields and a Kenya Top 40 under 40 Women awards recipient.
Rachael was previously at East Africa Reinsurance (EARe) and has over a decade of experience as a consultant at PwC South Africa and PwC Kenya.
She holds a BCom and MSc in Finance from the University of Nairobi as a doctorate in Business Administration from the United States International University - Africa.
Rachael is also a certified public accountant in Kenya and has an advanced diploma in Management Accounting from CIMA.
Work
Sept 2026 - present: chief of staff, group strategy officer, Zep-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company)
Feb 2020 - Sept 2026: CFO, Zep-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company)
Nov 2015 - Jan 2020: CFO, East Africa Reinsurance
Nov 2012 - Nov 2015: senior manager, PwC, Kenya
Dec 2009 - Oct 2012: senior manager, PwC South Africa
Aug 2003 - Nov 2009: manager, PwC Kenya
Education
2019 - 2022: Doctor of Business Administration (Finance), United States International University - Africa
2014 - 2015: Master of Science (Finance), University of Nairobi
2011 - 2013: Advanced Diploma, Management Accounting, CIMA
1999 - 2003: CPA (K), Accounting, Kasneb
1999 - 2003: Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), University of Nairobi
ZEP Re
Zep-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company) is a leading reinsurer in Africa and a specialised institution of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa). The company was established in 1990 under the then preferential trade area, a precursor to Comesa, to develop the insurance and reinsurance industries and support capacity building.
