Eric is a Business leader, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist with extensive experience in the management of organizational change and emerging technology. He is married to past president Rotarian Margaret and they have three grown children (2 of who are rotarians) and many grandchildren. He is also a published author, an accomplished facilitator, motivational and inspirational speaker.

As an Entrepreneur

• Founder of Palmhouse Dairies Limited (www.palmhousedairies.com) a successful dairy processing plant set up in 1996.
• Founder, Githunguri Business Park, a real estate business property
• Founder and principal consultant, Harvest Consulting limited, a leadership and management consultancy firm

As a Business Leader served as non-executive director for the following;

• Chair of the Board – Kenya Climate Ventures Limited (www.kcv.co.ke),
• I & M Bank Ltd (www.i&mbank.com), a privately held bank. Also Chair, Board Risk and Board Procurement committees. I sit on Board Credit, Board remuneration and nominations and Board Audit committees too.
• Kibo Fund, a Private Equity Fund (www.kibo-capiatal.com) based in Mauritius. Also Chair, Board Audit Committee
• Former CEO/MD at Sameer Africa Ltd (www.sameerafrica.com) and KTDA Ltd (www.ktdateas.com)
• Served as Finance Director at Williamson Tea (www.williamsontea.com) and Dormans Coffee (www.dorman.co.ke)
• Has held many previous directorships in various other public and private companies among them Sasini Tea and Coffee (www.sasini.co.ke), Kenya Association of Manufacturers (www.kam.co.ke), and many others.

As a Philanthropist

• Founder and Chairman of the very successful Palmhouse Foundation (www.palmhousefoundation.org), an education trust that finances the secondary education of needy and deserving students and mentors them through life.
• Global Ambassador and former Chair of the Board of Trustees for HelpAge International (www.helpage.org) the leading global action group on ageing with its head office in London
• Trustee/Board member for Brooke East Africa (www.thebrooke.org).
• Served for many years past Chairman, Disciplinary committee of the Institute of Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) (www.icpak.com)
• Past District Governor for Rotary District 9200 comprising Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea and South Sudan.
• Regional leader for Rotary (www.rotary.org)
• Recipient of the 2008 Volunteer of the Year Award (VOYA) in Kenya
• Recipient of the 2011 Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) by His Excellency the President of Kenya for service to community.

• A Rotarian since 1989, past president Rotary Club of Nairobi North
• RI Council on Legislation representative for 9212 for 2 terms
• Ass. Regional Rotary Foundation Chair, Zone 20A 2013-16
• District Grants Chair, 2013-16
• A benefactor, Paul Harris Society member and an Arch Klumpf Society (AKS) Trustee Circle Member
• Past District Governor 2011-12

Other Major Achievements

* A record fund raising for the Rotary Foundation during my year as District Governor 2011-12
* Spoke and solicited support for the Rotary Foundation in many forums such as District Conferences, PETS, DTTS, and various Rotary Clubs. I have been instrumental in demystifying the Rotary Foundation in the District and leveraging financial support to TRF.
* I spearheaded the formation of the first formal Paul Harris Society in Africa in 2011-12 and an Alumni Association in 2014-15
* I have spearheaded many projects in the Rotary District with many international partners such as USA, Taiwan and Korea. I have been a primary contact on three major Global Grants.
* I have been instrumental in setting up many Rotary Clubs in our region and our city. As District Governor I helped organize 21 new Clubs and have helped my Rotary club to set up 5 other Rotary clubs within our city.
* I have attended 17 RI Conventions.
* I have been Aide to Past RI President Rick King in 2013-14
* I was RI President’s Representative to District 5340, San Diego, USA in 2016, District 9400 in 2018 and District 9210 in 2019
* I was a Training Leader at the GETS in 2016-2020
* I served as RRFC for Zone 20A for 2016-19
* I served as a Facilitator at Rotary Regional Leaders Institutes in Evanston, 2019 and 2020.