Kris Senanu

Kris Senanu (born July 12, 1973) is a Ghanaian businessman and entrepreneur. He is currently the managing director of the Enterprise Division at Telkom Kenya and Chair of the Governing Council at the Kenya Institute of Management. He was a key figure in AccessKenya Group's international growth by opening it on the Nairobi Securities Exchange as the first publicly listed ICT firm. Senanu is a venture capitalist and founder of investment company Blackrock Capital Investments, a company that owns entertainment clubs and African-themed restaurants in East Africa.

Background and education

Kris Senanu attended USIU-A and Warwick University. In 2001, he assisted in co-founding AccessKenya Group, becoming the company's Chief operating officer in 2005, and subsequently its Managing Director. In 2016 AccessKenya Group became IS, and Senanu became its deputy CEO. He led the strategic management of the public listing of AccessKenya Group on the Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited, which became the first listed ICT Company in the region. He is the Chairman of KeNIC and The Committee for the United States International University Africa, as well as board member of the Nairobi Securities Exchange.