Resorts & Cities, the real estate
developer behind Longonot Gate and Makuyu Ridge has appointed Peter Wairegi, as
the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Board Adviser in a bid to give
impetus to their re-branding and restructuring efforts.
Mr. Peter Wairegi, COO, Resorts & Cities. |
Mr Wairegi has a wealth of experience in the
real estate spanning 29 years having started his real estate and finance career
in 1985 in USA with century 21 Real Estate Group of companies.
He worked for many
years as the CEO for Nationwide Mortgage Company, before joining Business
Finance Group LLC. as its Managing Director and International Business Coach.
He has lectured at KCA University, authored several Real Estate and Finance Text
Books and served in various Boards over the years.
Mr. Wairegi brings
many years of development, executive Leadership and international investment experience.
He is a distinguished member of the Cambridge Who’s Who and a Fellow of The
Kenya Institute of Bankers.
Mr. Wairegi holds a
BA in Economics & Business University of
Toledo, Ohio, USA
and an
Executive MBA, Finance & Management from Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio
USA.
Mr Wairegi has sold over 20,000 residential
units, 5000 plus commercial and retail properties. With over 9000 loans in the
books and a volume of about $1.5 Billion (Ksh. 142 Billion) in the past 29
years. The experience he brings on board is quite vast,” said Lee Karuri, the
Resorts & Cities Chairman.
He is currently a Lecturer at KCA University,
School of Professional Programs, lecturing in Real Estate, Planning, Industrial
Economics, Marketing, Finance, Development and Business Administration and was
Chairman of the KCA University Foundation North America before he relocated to
Kenya in June 2013.