Uchumi poaches Equity Group’s Julius Kipng’etich for top job

Julius Kipng'etich, Uchumi Supermarket's newly appointed chief executive. PHOTO | FILE

Uchumi Supermarkets has picked Julius Kipng’etich as its new chief executive, counting on the senior executive at Equity Group to lead the debt-laden retail chain back to profitability.

Mr Kipng’etich has been poached from Equity, which he led as chief operating officer since 2012, having been hired from State-owned Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) where he was the chief executive for eight years.

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