Lorraine Kageni Maina
Chief Executive Officer at Pngme
Nairobi County
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2023 - Current
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) PNGME, Venture Partner Lateral Capital
2021 - 2024
As Pngme’s new Chief Strategy Officer, I am thrilled to share our Series A raise of $15 million led by Octopus Ventures! We are growing our financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform and building a strong team ready to succeed in our mission of financial inclusion. I look forward to further building and driving our strategic initiatives as we enter this new phase of growth! Learn more about our Series A raise here: https://blog.pngme.com/2021/08/we-raised-15m-in-series-a-funding-to-power-the-future-of-financial-services-in-africa/
Sales Consultant
2020 - 2021
Mobile Finance Marketplace for Finance Institutions and MSMEs. Closing the $5.2 trillion finance gap affecting 200 million MSMEs globally. www.pngme.com
Sales Consultant
2019 - 2019
Leading the building of the Commercial Team with a focus on positioning Africa's talking into the Africa Enterprise Space. People hire and On-Boarding, Unlocking Opportunities with Key introductions across the Markets in Africa.
Enterprise Channel Manager (West, East & Central Africa)
2018 - 2019
Leadership and Understanding Enterprise Technology
Sales Lead (Kenya & Ghana)
2012 - 2018
Commercial Strategy and Building Teams.
Marketing & Operations Lead (Eastern & Southern Africa excluding South Africa)
2009 - 2012
Building efficiencies through technology and processes.
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.
Head of Retail Products (Liabilities and Assets)
2005 - 2009
Product Development & Cross Functional Collaboration.
Tea Buyer & Tea Taster (Lipton Tea)
2002 - 2005
Tea Taster, Tea Trader, Understanding of Supply Chain Management at Unilever