Managing Director
Phil N. Gutsche
Phil has spent twenty-five years living and working in Eastern & Southern Africa, as well as spending two years in China, working primarily in the FMCG sector, as an executive in the Coca-Cola system, as well being a co-founder shareholder/director of the KFC & the News Cafe Restaurant franchise in East Africa.
Currently, Phil remains closely connected to the Coke system, as well as a shareholder of KFC, Newscafe & Certa Wealth Management, based in Kenya, but his executive focus is Sasema Management Company, which he established in 2008 after leaving Coca-Cola. Sasema provides Investment Management, Family Business and M&A/Investment advisory services to clients.
Phil and his family live in Nairobi and are all active in sports and enjoy exploring Kenya, especially the beaches!