Rita Mwangi - STRATEGIC LEGAL ADVISOR & GENERAL COUNSEL/ CORPORATE GOVERNANCE EXPERT & PEOPLE CULTURE LEADER

Rita Mwangi is a visionary legal and corporate governance expert with over 25 years of experience
driving strategic transformation across legal, governance, risk, and human capital functions within
organisations. Rita combines sharp legal acumen with business leadership to deliver high-impact
solutions that align corporate governance, people management and compliance with growth.

A trusted advisor to boards and executives, Rita specializes in:
• Strategic Legal Counsel: Navigating complex business challenges to provide solutions within the
legal and regulatory environment.
• Corporate restructurings and re-organisations: Redesigning organisation’s legal, ownership
operational and governance structures, portfolio restructuring and asset sales to better align with
business strategies and improve profitability.
• Risk & Compliance Leadership: Designing systems and effective structures that mitigate risk while
creating a competitive advantage for organisations.
• Corporate Governance Excellence: Advisor to boards with expertise in board dynamics and
maintaining effective governance structures to support development and implementation of
organizational strategies to support business performance and growth.
• People & Culture Transformation: Aligning human capital strategies with business objectives,
building high-performing culture and strategic talent management to give organizations a
competitive advantage.

Her cross-sector expertise spans manufacturing, financial services, real estate, hospitality and
telecommunications where she’s recognized for turning governance into a strategic asset. As an
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with extensive experience at senior management level, Rita
straddles legal practice, strategic talent management and operational execution with ease.

Beyond compliance, Rita is a champion of organizational culture, ensuring that governance and
people strategies work in tandem to drive sustainable results and impact. A member of the Institute
of Secretaries - Kenya, she represents the modern leader—one who transforms strategies into
results.