Job Title: CIO
Company: Janus Continental Group
Kibe Kamau is the CIO at Janus Continental Group .
Before taking on the role, Kibe served as IT Director for Africa at GardaWorld, where he led IT infrastructure and operations across the region. He drove digital transformation initiatives, strengthened IT security frameworks and oversaw the deployment of business applications across multiple markets.
Earlier, he was head of business applications at Kuoni Destination Management, where he led process automation and application development, managing the full system development lifecycle from design and testing to deployment and user support.
He previously worked in South Africa as ICT and project manager at KPS, where he managed a project management office handling strategic initiatives across business functions, while overseeing ICT infrastructure aligned to global standards and managing vendor relationships.
Kibe’s earlier roles include ICT manager at Private Safaris, where he developed ICT policies, implemented infrastructure and improved service delivery, and ICT technical and training manager at Infotech Kenya, where he worked on system design, consultancy and training across multiple organisations.
He began his career as a financial audit officer at Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operatives, where he was involved in audit processes, financial reporting and training.
Work Experience
Aug 2026–Present: CIO, Janus Continental Group (JCG)
2024–2026: IT director, Africa, GardaWorld
2016–2024: IT director, East Africa, GardaWorld
2012–2015: head of business applications, Kuoni Destination Management
2005–2011: ICT and project manager, KPS (South Africa)
2000–2004: ICT manager, Private Safaris
1997–2000: ICT technical and training manager, Infotech Kenya
1996–1997: financial audit officer, Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operatives Ltd.
Education
Organisational leadership, Strathmore Business School
No code ai – building data science solutions, MIT Professional Education
Master of business administration, University of Cape Town
PDBA, information systems, University of Cape Town
Financial audit, Cooperative University College
About the company
GardaWorld is a global security services company providing risk management, cash services and protective solutions across multiple regions. The organisation operates in complex environments where secure, reliable and scalable systems are critical to daily operations.
