Our Team
We are a group of passionate people helping you to grow within the industry.
Executive Team
Paloma Fernandes has worked with the Cereal Millers Association for the past 15 years and is the Chief Executive Officer.
Her main area of responsibility is stakeholder engagement with Government bodies and NGO’s for various issues pertaining to food security, food safety, food taxes, tariff barriers within the region, providing recommendations and feedback on bills related to basic food items as well as meeting with relevant ministers in the Government. She has been very active in programs focusing on reducing aflatoxin in the food chain including application of agri-innovations such as agri-biotechnology and fortification in the food industry. She is passionate about food safety and works with the CMA to provide safe and affordable food to the consumers.
She is an executive board member of the Agriculture Sector Network (ASNET) , a member of the steering committee of the Accelerated Value Crop Development (AVCD), a member of the National Food Safety Coordinating Committee (NFSCC), a member of the Improved Cassava Stakeholder Committee (ICSC) & former Director of the National Biosafety Authority among others.
The Executive Team works with a group of consultants (Finance, IT, Data Analytics, Public Relations and Communication, Legal, Policy, Taxation) and subject matter experts (Research, Capacity Building, Market Surveillance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Proficiency Testing) in the day to day running of the association.
The Board
Beju Shah
Abdulgani Pasta
Suad Abubaker
Vikesh Shah
Fadhil Haji
Mohamed Islam
Regional Chapter Chairs
Sharuq Sokwala
Evans Killi
Hiten Shah
James Nyutu
Advisory Committee
Bimal Shah
Salim Bajaber
Sunil Shah
Our Partners
Technical Partners
Associations
Regulators/Government Agencies
Apteca
Technoserve
University of Nairobi
African Milling School
E-Prod
Cereal Growers Association (CGA)
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)
ASNet
AKEFEMA
EAGC
KEPSA
KEBS
KEPHIS
CAK
Public Health
AFA
National Biosafety Authority
Office of The President
National Treasury
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Industrialization
Ministry of EAC
National Food Safety Coordinating Committee (NFSCC)
National Cereal and Produce Board (NCPB)