Said Mushi

Executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in General Management, Sales, and Country Director roles across major multinational companies including Coca-Cola, Vodacom, Triangle, and Puma Energy. Proven ability to drive business growth, lead high-performing teams, and implement market-winning strategies in competitive environments.

Successfully managed operations and expansion projects across Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa, with a strong track record in building strategic partnerships with governments, regulatory agencies, and private sector stakeholders. Well-versed in B2B and B2G engagement, commercial execution, and cross-border leadership.

Outside of work, I actively engage in sports and social networks. I am a tennis team member at Gymkhana Club, where I also enjoy golf and connect regularly with senior government and private sector decision-makers. These environments allow for both relationship-building and maintaining a balanced, active lifestyle.

• Sales and negotiation Skills: Puma Energy: Sales to TPDC a government agency, under Ministry of Energy to sell fuels and lubricants, a year contract, estimated to $8.75m.
• Coca Cola. Country Sales Manager: Sales and Effective Distribution: Achieved Sales growth from 14m unit cases in 2000 to 21m unit cases in 2003.
• Vodacom: National Dealer Sales Manager. Achieve crucial Connections growth from monthly average of 150,000 to 540,000 which is 260% growth.
• Sales, Networking and Negotiation skills: managed to get a contract to sell fuel and lubricants to Stigler’s Gorge Hydro Power Project under ministry of energy lobbying, Estimated yearly contract value of $15.45m
• Sales, Networking and Negotiation skills: managed to get sales contract to sell fuel and lubricants to Geita Gold Mine under ministry of Minerals lobbying, Estimated yearly contract value of $76.45m
• Sales, Networking and Negotiation skills: Puma Energy: Managed to get sales contract to sell fuel and lubricants to YAPI Mackenzie: SGR-Standard Gauge railway under ministry of works and transport. Estimated yearly contract value of Euro.38.6m
• Lobbying and negotiated with Ministry of environment under Vice president office to support our low cost and carbon cooking stoves by using LPG canisters, We partner with local authorities and women associations for awareness and selling,12,000 cooking stoves sold and more 350,000 canisters.
• Leadership, Partnerships building and CRM: Strong skills in established strong mutual relationships with Government, agencies and private organization, well known to some Key decision makers in the corridors of power. Examples. Ministry of Energy, Ministry of works and Transport, Ministry of minerals, Ministry of Environment, authorities.