Drawn from a profile snapshot, Kelly Ogutu has led operations and hospitality at AkiraChix's residential campus since March 2021, overseeing kitchen, service, security, housekeeping and maintenance, enforcing safety and compliance standards, and supporting recruitment and major campus projects. He brings 13 years of hospitality experience, including executive chef roles at Zita Properties' Highview Hotel in Tanzania and Superior Hotels Kenya, and trained in hotel and catering management at Kenya Utalii College.
Organizations
- AkiraChix — Operations Lead (Leadership team, Mar 2021 – present)
Career history
- Executive Chef, Zita Properties (Highview Hotel), Tanzania (Dec 2019 - Dec 2021)
- Sous Chef, Panari Hotels and Resorts (Mar 2018 - Nov 2019)
- Executive Chef, Superior Hotels Kenya (Westwood Hotel) (Jul 2017 - Mar 2018)
Connections
- Linda Kamau — Was on the leadership team while Linda Kamau led AkiraChix.
- Lydia Oduor — Served on the leadership team of AkiraChix with Lydia Oduor.
- Zipporah Njoroge — Served on the leadership team of AkiraChix with Zipporah Njoroge.
- Chilande Kuloba-Warria — Chilande Kuloba-Warria served on the board of AkiraChix while Kelly was on the leadership team.
- Cher-Wen DeWitt — Cher-Wen DeWitt served on the board of AkiraChix while Kelly was on the leadership team.
- Julius Kabangi — Julius Kabangi served on the board of AkiraChix while Kelly was on the leadership team.