| Organization: Brighter Edge Consultants |
| Designation: Founder and MD |
Mr. Tom Onguru has over 20 years work experience with track record of achievements in manufacturing and service sectors. In his most recent employment at The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), Tom was the Head of Strategic Business Units (SBUs) overseeing six (6) departments namely; Training & Conferences, Company of the Year Awards (COYA) /Special Projects, SME Solutions Centre, KIM Membership, Publishing & Creative Services/MANAGEMENT Magazine, Marketing & Corporate Communications. Because of his passion, commitment and good leadership, he transformed SBUs from loss making to unprecedented level of sustainability/profitability. For the 10 years that Tom worked in KIM, he helped organizations conduct business diagnostic assessment of their processes to become globally competitive using KIM’s Organizational Performance Index (OPI) - a Business Excellence Framework used in ranking companies that participate in the Annual Company of the Year Awards (COYA) and SME of the Year Awards (SMOYA), organized by KIM. Tom is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified and also Quality & Productivity Improvement Master Trainer for Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) on the Project of Enhancing Enterprise Competitiveness in Kenya. He successfully led two major projects in KIM namely; Aviation Business Excellence Awards (ABEA), in partnership with Kenya Airports Authority, and the Kenya Youth Employment Opportunity Project (KYEOP) funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs. Tom led high profile delegations of Kenyan leaders to International Knowledge Sharing Programmes overseas where his great leadership and interpersonal skills earned him accolades. His leadership inspires even non performers to deliver extra ordinary business results. After his diligent loyal service in the corporate world for 23 years, Mr. Onguru ventured into his own Consultancy business and he currently the Founder and MD of Brighter Edge Consultants – a Training & Consultancy company focusing on driving Business Excellence in individuals and organizations. Tom has Master of Management & Leadership (MML) from The Management University of Africa (MUA), Bachelor of Business Marketing (1 st class) from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology- Malaysia, ICM Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. He is also Business Excellence Assessor and good emcee for corporate functions. Areas of Training/Consultancy Expertise: Leadership & Management, Marketing, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S Quality Improvement, Business Excellence Implementation, Project Management, HR Recruitment Services.