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Kenya’s Enock Wandera takes up new regional SSA position with Ipsos
By our African Marketing Confederation News Team | 2026
Wandera fills newly created executive role of Chief of Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa, while continuing as Kenya Chief Client Officer.
Ipsos Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the appointment of Kenyan-based Enock Wandera as Chief of Strategy.
In this newly created executive role, he joins the SSA Exco for strategic governance and reports directly to Nick Coates, Regional CEO for SSA.
A key element of Wandera’s role is to drive the Ipsos Elevate 2026 agenda and ensure alignment with Horizons 2030. Horizons 2030 is the Ipsos global transformation and growth strategy.
“Through close collaboration with country managers, chief financial officers, human resources business partners and service line leaders, Enock will champion performance transformation, investment priorities, leadership capability and cross market opportunities,” the market research company says in a press release.
Enock Wandera. Photo: Ipsos
“His governance role will include monthly KPI tracking, quarterly market reviews and continuous alignment with Horizons 2030.
“Already, he has set up Elevate structures in six of eight markets, moving into execution and monitoring phases.”
Continuing his work in Kemya
Alongside his regional responsibilities, Wandera will continue as Kenya Chief Client Officer, ensuring client service excellence during the transition.
He has spent almost eight years with Ipsos in Kenya, having joined the company in June 2018 from Kantar Millward Brown, where he held positions such as Client Service Director, Group Account Director & Client Service Lead, and Group Account Director & Regional Account Lead (SSE + MENA).
On his LinkedIn profile, Wandera says of himself: “With over 20 years’ experience in the market research industry, I believe growth happens when people, purpose and performance move in harmony.
“My work is about awakening potential in every space – inspiring teams, clients and the business as a whole to align around a shared vision and ascend toward meaningful, sustainable growth.”
Wandera holds a BCom in Marketing from the University of Nairobi.
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