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Second East African Cables CEO resigns in two years

East African Cables’ chief executive Peter Arina. FILE PHOTO | NMG

What you need to know:

  • Peter Arina's exit coincided with a deterioration in the firm’s performance in the half-year ended June when sales, earnings and shareholder funds all dropped by double to triple digits.
  • Mr Arina was appointed CEO in October 2015 to replace George Mwangi who had resigned a month earlier to launch his start-up milk firm.

East African Cables’ #ticker:CABL chief executive Peter Arina has resigned from the company, marking the second such departure from the corner office in two years.

Mr Arina’s exit coincided with a deterioration in the firm’s performance in the half-year ended June when sales, earnings and shareholder funds all dropped by double to triple digits.