Independent Director
Mercylynate is a seasoned management professional with over twenty-two years of experience in strategic management, turnaround strategies, organizational change and human resources management. She has built a successful career in providing exceptional service through her effort and commitment to high performance by continuously enhancing her knowledge and best practice in leadership. She is results oriented and with her grit and resilience, her track record is demonstrated in successful integration of organization strategy and performance management systems.
Currently, she serves as the Managing Director Prime Tea Limited, a member of the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA). She is a recipient of the Presidential award - Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW) for her dedication and distinguished service of excellence in the industry.
Earlier on, she served as a consultant in functional areas of (Strategic Planning & Implementation, Planning & Execution of Corporate Turnaround, Managing Change in Organizations, HRM and Marketing Management). She also served as the executive secretary of the Purple & Specialty Tea Association of Kenya (PSTAK) and as a Production Manager at the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA).
She is actively involved in community work and supports CBOs that focus on school mentorship, return of teenage mothers to school, teenage mothers' economic empowerment and community dialogues.
Mercylynate holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi, first class honors in Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) from the University of Mysore, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) and Certificate in HRM- International Business Management institute from Berlin, Germany. She also attended and successfully completed the Strategic Leadership & Development Program (SLDP) at the Kenya School of Government.
She is a Member of the Institute of Human Resources Management (IHRM), International Association for Strategy Professionals, Women on Boards Network and the Institute of Directors Kenya.