FCPA Prof. Nicholas K. Letting’ PhD, EBS, HSC.

Prof. Letting’ is the Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board (Kasneb) and the immediate past Vice – Chancellor / Chief Executive Officer of the Management University of Africa (MUA). He represents the Examinations Board at the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) Council. He is a convener of the Research and Development Committee and the Nomination Committee of ICPAK.

He is a Fellow of ICPAK, ICS and KIM. He is a member in good standing of ICIFA, the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) and the Institute of Directors (IoD). He is an accomplished corporate transformative leader with over 24 years of work experience, a respected academic and industry captain and performance management excellence enthusiast. He is a careers mentor and coach, examination management expert, committed professional, facilitator in conferences, corporate governance trainer accredited by IFC, an astute administrator and investments and financial analyst. He is well trained in strategic leadership and a thought leader.

Prof. Letting’ worked with the British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya, the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) and MUA in senior positions before joining Kasneb. He has taught in high school and universities, has published widely and supervised several doctoral (PhD) and masters’ students in their theses’ projects. He is an external examiner in leading universities in East Africa. He has attended several global seminars and conferences in four continents.

Prof. Letting’ has been an active contributor of ideas in education and training sector at the university and technical training institutions sub-sectors and occasionally presents emerging issues on academic and corporate governance on TV.

He currently serves as a Council Member of the Institute, the Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA), the Institute of Certified Secretaires (ICS), Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSASB) and currently the Honorary Treasurer for the Association of Professional Societies of East Africa (APSEA).

Prof. Letting’ holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration (Strategic Management), MBA and BCom degrees from the University of Nairobi. In addition, he holds Final Certificates from kasneb in the following professional qualifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Public Secretary (CPS) and Certified Investments and Financial Analyst (CIFA)

He was awarded Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) in 2020 and Head of State of Commendation (HSC) in 2012 for his contribution in the education sector and to the development of the country in Kenya.

He has previously been a Council Member and Chairman of ICPSK, member of Council of Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and member of the Board of the National Commission for Science Technology and Innovations. (NACOSTI).