Nicodemus Mutinda is currently the Director Strategy, Planning and Compliance at Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI). He has previously worked for Terra Nuova Eastern Africa, Morogoro Canvas Mills Ltd (Tanzania) and Southern Range Nyanza Limited (Uganda). He is a holder of Master of Business Administration (MBA) Strategic Management from Kenyatta University and a Bachelor of Technology Textile Engineering from Moi University. He has attended courses in Leadership, Governance and Management and is a member of the Kenya Institute of Management (MKIM). He is responsible for strategy, planning, monitoring & evaluation, quality assurance, risk management and knowledge management within the Instirtute.