2018 CFO Awards

22 Acquisition International - 2018 CFO Awards GCF18U15 Logistics CFO of the Year 2018 - Kenya Bonfide Group Over the past 15 years Patrick has worked across a number of roles in a wide variety of businesses and has drawn on these to achieve success in his current role as CFO of the Bonfide Group. He talks us through his experience and how this has influenced his work at the group. “Since the beginning of my career I have worked across a range of industries, including investments, education management and logistics. I have achieved the role of CFO through steady career growth and having attained multi industry experience with focus in building the teams, turning around company performance and strong technical and commercial understanding of finance and business operations. “Today, I work for Bonfide Group LTD as their CFO. Bonfide Group operates in both logistics and construction industries with operating budget of multi-million dollars. Our key clients range from manufacturing, energy, transport management, utility companies and government agencies. Our key advantage lies in the significant networks the group has been able to build with both local authorities throughout the region and international partners in over 100 countries.” The group’s core focus is on growth, and Patrick supports it by helping it to achieve its core goals and instilling a corporate culture in which growth is paramount, as he highlights. “At Bonfide Group, we have immediate, medium- and long-term business growth strategies to achieve overall business objectives. We have strong executive management team and also clear governance structure that follows through implementation and post-implementation to ensure all challenges are addressed in a timely fashion. We have set minimum performance metrics that guide in evaluating overall business performance. Our staff are well motivated and with performance driven reward system. “As a multi-industry business group, we have robust measures we use to evaluate business threats or issues and overcome the challenges As CFO of global logistics, construction, real estate and equipment hiring services specialist the Bonfide Group, Patrick Wesonga draws on a wealth of experience to support the group and drive it to success. We invited him to share an insight into how he helps lead the team’s financial division and support the company through a range of developments. Company: Bonfide Group Contact: Patrick Wesonga Address: Kampala Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi, Kenya Phone: 00254 703 035200 Website: www.bonfide.com