East Africa's Most Respected Companies

8TH East Africa’s Most Respected Companies Survey

Company Nominations and Reasons for Respect

RESULTS: Overall winner

1. Safaricom

2007 top 5 reasons for respect:

Focused expansion strategy into new markets 46%

Strong leadership and management 44%

Solid financial performance 33%

High quality products/services 33%

Strong brand and market presence 31%

SECTOR RESULTS

EAMRC – Agriculture Sector
1. Homegrown

2. Mumias Sugar

3. Unilever Tea

4. James Finlay

5. Brookside Dairies

Reasons for respect in Agriculture sector

Strong leadership and management 64%

Top quality products and services 59%

Focused expansion strategy into new markets 55%

Strong brand and market presence 48%

Solid financial performance 47%


EAMRC – Financial Services sector Rankings
1 Barclays Bank

2 Standard Chartered Bank

3 Stanbic Bank Uganda

4 Equity Bank Kenya

5 Kenya Commercial Bank

Reasons for respect in Financial Services sector

Strong leadership and management 74%

Focused expansion strategy into new markets 67%

High quality customer service 58%

High quality products and services 56%

Innovative new products and services 50%

EAMRC – Hotels & Tourism Sector

1 Serena Group of Hotels

2 Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski

3 Sarova Group of Hotels

4 Kenya Wildlife Services

5 Tamarind Group Kenya

Reasons for respect in Hotels & Tourism sector

High quality products and services 80%

Good customer service 65%

Strong leadership and management 60%

Focused expansion strategy into new markets 48%

Strong brand and market presence 40%

EAMRC – Manufacturing Sector

1East African Breweries

2 Bidco Oil

3 Unilever

4 Mukwano Group of Companies

5 Bamburi Cement

Reasons for respect in Manufacturing sector

Top quality products and services 71%

Strong leadership and management 67%

Focused expansion strategy into new markets 61%

Strong brand and market presence 53%

Innovative products and services 49%

EAMRC – Services Sector
1 Kenya Airways

2 Nakumatt Supermarkets

3 Aga Khan Hospitals

4 Shell Uganda

5 Precision air

Reasons for respect in Services sector

Strong leadership and management 75%

Top quality products and services 74%

Good customer service 64%

Focused expansion strategy Into new markets 63%

Innovative new products and services 47%


EAMRC – Telecommunications and ICT Sector

1 Celtel Tanzania

2 MTN Uganda

3 Celtel Uganda

4 Vodacom Tanzania

5 Access Kenya

Reasons for respect in Telecommunications and ICT sector
Top quality products and services 65%

Focused expansion strategy into new markets 62%

Strong leadership and management 56%

Innovative products and services 50%

Strong brand and market presence 47%

MOST RESPECTED COMPANY IN EACH COUNTRY
Uganda - MTN Uganda
Kenya - Safaricom
Tanzania - Tanzania Breweries