Capital Group Limited has announced the appointment of Symon Bargurei as its new Managing Director.
In a statement dated Friday, May 30, the media company announced that the new MD would be taking over the role from Sunday, June 1, 2025.
The company expressed confidence in Bargurei owing to his vast experience in leadership across the media industry and other sectors.
"Mr. Bargurei brings to the role over 18 years of leadership experience in commercial strategy, media management and enterprise growth," read the statement in part.
"He joins Capital Group Limited with a strong track record of driving transformation across some of Kenya's most respected organisations in both the media and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors."
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Capital Group is the media group that owns Capital FM and Capital Digital Media (a news media).
Profile of Symon Bargurei
The new MD holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree from the University of Nairobi. Bargurei also has an Executive Master of Business Administration from Strathmore Business School.
"He has further sharpened his leadership and management capabilities through executive education at top global institutions, including the University of Oxford (UK), IESE Business School (Spain), Strathmore Business School (Kenya) and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (South Africa)," the media company announced.
"He is also a member in good standing of the Institute of Customer Experience (ICX).
In his work experience, Bargurei has worked in notable media houses such as Nation Media Group (NMG) and the Standard Group Limited.
At NMG, he worked as a Commercial Manager. He also served as Group Strategy and Innovation Director at Unga Holdings Limited.
