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Name: Michael Owigar, DipM, MCIM, Chartered Marketer

Position: Education and Training Committee Member

Personal Statement

I am a marketing and communications professional with over 5 years experience at Behaviour change communication, Brand Management of fast moving commercial goods (FMCG) Interpersonal communication and training. Early in my career, I cut my as a trainer for as the Chief trainer, for the leading peer education program in Kenyan universities. This gave me firsthand experience at transformational experiential training, and a passion for working with people.

I bring to the table, the skills needed to promote the art of marketing and contribute to the administration of branch education and training programs. My experience working in Local universities places me in a great position to act as a link between the branch and student bodies in local universities, in raising the profile of CIM as a professional marketing course in Kenya.

I hold of a B.com degree from the University of Nairobi, specialised in Management Science and a Professional Post Graduate Diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. While a studying CIM member, I was awarded two top student awards for being: Top overall student Professional Post Graduate Diploma in marketing 2008-2009 and Top overall student Marketing Management in practice 2008-2009.