Our Senior Staff
| RICHARD VIGNE, Chief Executive Officer The son of a tea planter, Richard was born in Kericho in western Kenya. He studied Zoology at Newcastle University and thereafter worked as the operations manager for a safari company in Uganda and western Zaire. In 1994, Richard returned to the UK to complete a Masters degree in “Management for Agricultural Development” prior to taking up his current position as CEO of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. |
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| BATIAN CRAIG, Security Operations Advisor Batian was born in Kenya and raised on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. He was educated at Pembroke House (Kenya) and then in South Africa. Batian joined the Ol Pejeta Conservancy as the Wildlife & Security Manager in May 2005. In November 2010, Batian started his new role as Security and Operations Advisor on the Conservancy. |
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| BRIAN HAWORTH, Logistics Manager Brian was born in Nakuru, Kenya and educated in Scotland. He is a trained mechanical engineer and has spent his life working in Kenya. Brian ran his own construction company for 20 years before going to work for Homegrown (K) Ltd. as Workshop Manager. He left Homegrown (K) Ltd. at the beginning of 2005 to work for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. |
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JOSEPH KARIUKI, Chief Financial Officer |
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| APOLLO KIARII, Human Resources Manager Apollo holds a Higher National Diploma in Human Resources Management from the Kenya Polytechnic University and a total of 18 years experience in human resources practice. He started his career with the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources Development then moved on to become the Labour Relations Officer for the Agricultural Employers Association. Prior to setting up the Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s Human Resources department in July 2006, Apollo worked for Redlands Roses Ltd. as the Human Resources Manager. |
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| MARTIN MULAMA, Chief Conservation Officer Martin is a conservation biologist with a BSc, MSc and currently pursuing a PhD from Moi University. He previously worked for the Kenya Wildlife Service where, in his final six years, he was the Senior Scientist heading the National Rhino Programme. Martin has specialist training in different aspects of natural resource conservation and management. He joined the Ol Pejeta Conservancy as the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Manager and Technical Advisor in March 2006. He was promoted to the position of Chief Conservation Officer in October 2010. |
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| GILES PRETTEJOHN, Livestock Manager Giles was born in Nakuru, Kenya and brought up on a wildlife/cattle ranch. He attended the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK and has now been in the beef cattle business in Laikipia since 1981, specializing in the Boran breed. He is currently the Chairman of the Boran Cattle Breeder’s Society, a position he has held for the past 7 years. Giles is especially keen and dedicated to promoting Boran cattle and encouraging integration of cattle with wildlife. |
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| ELODIE SAMPERE, Head of Conservation Marketing Elodie Sampéré has served as Ol Pejeta’s Head of Conservation Marketing since January 2010, but has been working with Ol Pejeta in a consultant capacity for over four years. Elodie earned a BA in Political Science and Philosophy and a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. Prior to joining the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Elodie served as the Director of Marketing for the African Wildlife Foundation for seven years. Elodie also works for the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, the Northern Rangelands Trust and Save the Elephants, dividing her time between all four organisations. |
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