Twiga Foods a leading brand in e-commerce and food distribution has announced that its Chief Operating Officer Laurent Gouault and Chief Financial Officer Zuber Momoniat will be leading the operational and commercial and finance & legal functions of the company for the next six months.

This is after the company’s CO-founder and Chief Executive Officer Peter Njonjo announced that he will be taking a six-month sabbatical leave to take care of some personal business sighting the intensity of the 2023 on him.

 “I am proud of what we have built at Twiga and the impact that Twiga has had through job creation, the reduction of agricultural waste, and ultimately the reduction of food costs for our people. I have decided to take a break after an intense 2023 from my day-to-day role as CEO to focus on personal matters,” stated Njonjo.

The company however stated that Peter will remain on the Board.

“The board supports Peter’s decision to take a sabbatical and has full confidence in the capabilities of Twiga’s recently bolstered senior leadership team.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank Peter for his demonstrated commitment to ensuring the completion of Twiga’s recent funding round, despite the personal sacrifices required.

“As the board, we are delighted with Twiga’s strong market position, and we look forward to working together with Peter on the business’s further growth and development going forward,” the company’s chairman, Hein Pretorius said.

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