BOC GAS IN SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAD TO AID ITS POOR SALES

BOC GAS former MD Millicent O. quits her office due to the company’s recent poor performance.

BOC Gas one month after her former managing director gave notice to quit, is looking for a new head. The industrial gas manufacturers is going through bad times in terms of sales due to competition from imports.

Millicent Onyonyi, former MD of BOC will leave the office by the end of this month.

Hence, Hawkins Associates will assist in the search for the new MD.

BOC Kenya Limited is seeking to fill the position of managing director who will ensure that the company continues to grow and develop in line with the strategic plan through reviewing, developing and implementing appropriate strategies and policies.

Applicants should hold a Masters Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Commerce or Finance with over 10 years senior management experience.

Ms Onyonyi, was appointed in April 2016, replacing Ms Maria Msiska who had left the firm after five-and-a-half years.

She has led the firm through increasingly lean times, as its sales came under pressure due to competition from oxygen and nitrogen imports.

The firm issued a profit warning last November, saying its net profit for the financial year ending December 2017.