Teodosia Osir
Teodosia Osir, also Teddie Osir, is a Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive, who serves as the General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs at Kenya Airways, an international airline based in Nairobi, the capital and largest city in that East African country.[1]
Teodosia Osir | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Citizenship | Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Laws) Kenya School of Law ( Postgraduate Diploma in Law) University of the West Indies (Higher Diploma in Legislative Drafting) National University of Singapore (Diploma in Employee Relations) |
| Occupation | Lawyer & Corporate Executive |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
| Title | General Counsel & Head of Corporate Affairs at Kenya Airways |
| Term | 3 November 2017 - present |
| Family | Ellie Osir (Spouse) Jeremy Ominde Osir (Son) |
Background and education
She is a graduate of the University of Nairobi School of Law, where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Law, awarded by the Kenya School of Law.[2] Later, from 1986 until 1987, she studied at the University of the West Indies, at its campus in Cave Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados, where she graduated with a Higher Diploma in Legislative Drafting. In 2007, she obtained a Diploma in Employee Relations, from the National University of Singapore.[2]
Career
Teodosia Osir is a professional lawyer and a member of the Kenya Bar. She has worked in various capacities in the past 20 years, both inside and outside of Kenya. For about one year, from October 2006 until October 2007, she was an Associate Director at "David Lawrence and Associates", a corporate recruitment company for C-Suite executives, based in Singapore.[2]
From November 2007 until March 2011, for a period of about three and one half years, she worked as a contract specialist for Qatar Airways. She was then hired by Kenya Airways as the Head of Legal Services, serving in that capacity from April 2011 until November 2017. In this position, for over six years, she handled all the company commercial transactions, including equipment purchases and leases and related matters.[2]
In November 2017, the company (IATA: KQ, ICAO: KQA), created a new department named "Department of Corporate Affairs", charged with handling (a) public relations (b) investor relations (c) legal matters (d) supervise KQ’s strategy and (e) special projects. Teodosia Osir's position was elevated to General Counsel and she was appointed to head the new department.[1]
Family
Teodosia is married to Ellie Osir and together are the parents of a son, Jeremy Ominde Osir, who majored in economics at the University of North Carolina, in the United States.[3]
See also
References
- Mutegi, Mugambi (3 November 2017). "Kenya Airways appoints four managers". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- Osir, Teddie (October 2017). "Teddie Osir: Head of Legal Services at Kenya Airways". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- UNC News (1 April 2013). "Phi Beta Kappa inducts 144 students at UNC" (Archived from the original). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina (UNC). Retrieved 4 November 2017.