Before he goes away on a one-month cruise with his wife to start his retirement, Enterprise caught up with him for business advice. “I have said it’s a timeout to being involved in executive management. I’ve been there, done that. I bought the T shirt ... and took the selfie,” he chuckles.
While I am proud that D&S is a progressive company, this being demonstrated by the consistency of our growth and development, we have continuously evolved rather than dramatically changed, though an unusually significant change will occur at the end of May with the imminent retirement of long serving executive and current CEO David Gatende
Headquartered in China's digital tech capital Shenzhen, Huawei is a global telcom and technology mega corporate with sales of $100 Billion and over 200,000 employees . Although principally known as the world's largest producer of smart phones, the company has a diversified portfolio of digital and electronic products including the recently introduced range of smart grid solar PV inverters which the D&S group now offers in all its markets.
The Davis & Shirtliff Group is East Africa’s leading supplier of water and energy related equipment, first established by Eddie Davis and his partner, Dick Shirtliff in 1946. Dick sold his shares to Devji Shingadia in 1970 and after Eddie passed on in 1982, the firm was run by Shingadia and Eddie’s son, Alec Davis, who had joined in 1976.
Alec Davis is a seasoned Chairman holding the role in two organisations, at Davis & Shirtliff in an Executive capacity and at Gertrude’s Childrens’ Hospital in a non-executive capacity.
It always surprises me how quickly Christmas passes and the new year then starts running away from us, it already being March! At D&S we start the year finalising the Annual Plan that is presented groupwide in a plenary meeting now made easier with virtual communication so those in the Group's farthest outposts can participate.
Kenyans living in arid and semi-arid areas will have increased access to clean water, thanks to a partnership between ChildFund International and Davis & Shirtliff.