Njeri Rionge

(excerpted from ICANN website)

Njeri Rionge is Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Wananchi Online Limited (Wanachi) a leading IP Communications Solutions Provider.

Highlights of Achievements:

Instrumental in taking Internet concepts to wide range of corporate and individual user in my seven (7) year in industry and created a niche market for my previous employers.
Achieved for Inter-Connect Ltd, growth sales in two years of 500% per annum or 23 times nearly 5 times the corporate target and the company's previous sales before leaving and establishing Wananchi Online Ltd, as co-founder.
Instrumental in Broadening the Internet Market for affordable Internet Services to the Mwanachi by the reduction of prices from Kshs.72, 000 to Kshs.12, 000
Spearheading an Internet educational series on KTN Television in line with our vision to see Internet services available to Kenyans with the fruition of e-commerce in the near future.
My experience has both a local and international perspective having worked for International companies in United States, North America and Europe.
Promoted African Arts to the American Market in eleven states thru the Black Expo Conference.

I have been involved in presentations and participated in Conferences / Workshops for Venture Capital in Africa, ACT 2000 ICT in Emerging Markets, All African Business Women E-Commerce in Kenya, African Business Forum Service Industry in Africa An Internet Industry Perspective, Kenya Internet Society Digital Divide Africa, World Summit Digital Africa Focus on emerging markets a telecommunication perspective and entrepreneurship scheduled for early next year.

Countries of Work Experience: Kenya, Italy, Spain, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States of America.

Memberships: American Business Association (ABA), Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT), All African Business Women (AABA), Kenya Woman Finance Trust (KWFT), Urukundo Investments co founder and ex-chairperson.

Areas of passion, interest and training: Predictive Index (PI), a tool/method for Job Mapping Profiling with Competence simply put identifying the right job for the right profile/individual, Lead Auditor (ISO 9001:2000) business systems audits and Corporate Governance, these are the most effective and enabling management tools that any executive management individual can benefit.

Njeri Rionge was selected for the ICANN Board by the Nominating Committee. She started serving the ICANN Board of Directors on 26 June 2003. Her current term will end after the conclusion of ICANN's annual meeting in 2005.