Lavender Ouya
Associate | Nairobi
Contact
T: +254 20 503 1777
E: lavender.ouya@bowmanslaw.com
Overview
Lavender is a Certified Secretary with a solid foundation and over three years of experience in corporate compliance and governance. She has practical expertise in ensuring compliance with the Companies Act of Kenya and other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Her role involves assisting clients with the incorporation, registration, and deregistration of various entities, including private and public companies, limited liability partnerships, and foreign or branch companies.
She is also experienced in corporate restructuring, including share capital changes, share transfers, share allotments and other related transactions. Lavender supports shareholders and Board meetings by preparing and circulating notices and board papers, as well as recording accurate minutes.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya
Languages fluent in: English
* Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.
Lavender Ouya has assisted:
- Clients with set up of new entities and registration of Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Foreign /Branch Companies.
- Restructuring companies’ share capital structure through increase of authorised share capital, transfer and transmission of shares, allotment of shares, creation of preference shares and redemption of preference shares.
- Liaising with clients on statutory and Compliance matters and liaising with Registrar of Companies office on behalf of clients.
- Management of shareholders, Board and Board Committee meetings including circulation of meeting notices and documents such as Board papers and taking minutes during meetings.
- Filing changes in Business Registration Services platforms and monitoring the status.
- Preparation and filing of Annual Returns and Financial Statements with the BRS.
- Preparation and filing the Appointment of Directors, Resignation, and Retirement and changes in their particulars including, nationality, email, phone number.
- Preparation and issuance of Share certificates and register of members, Directors and transfer updates.
- Preparation of documents and filing changes in Local representatives and foreign companies.
- Appointment and Removal of Company Secretary and preparing the relevant documents.
- Preparation of Secretary confirmation letters and applying for Company Official Search (CR12) and branch Search (CR13)
- Clients with set up of new entities and registration of Limited Liability Companies and Foreign Companies such as Intouch Limited, PIDG Manco Services Limited.
- Deregistration of Companies such as the Beale Farm.
- Linking Companies on the Business Registration platform such as Sirai Management Limited.
- Clients with set up of new entities and registration of Limited Liability Companies and Foreign Companies such as Intouch Limited, PIDG Manco Services Limited.
- Deregistration of Companies such as the Beale Farm.
- Linking Companies on the Business Registration platform such as Sirai Management Limited.
- Management of shareholders, Board and Board Committee meetings including circulation of meeting notices and documents such as Board papers and taking minutes during meetings.
- Filing changes in Business Registration Services platforms and monitoring the status.
- Preparation and filing of Annual Returns and Financial Statements with the BRS.
- Preparation and filing the Appointment of Directors, Resignation, and Retirement and changes in their particulars including, nationality, email, phone number.
- Preparation and issuance of Share certificates and register of members, Directors and transfer updates.
- Preparation of documents and filing changes in Local representatives and foreign companies.
- Appointment and Removal of Company Secretary and preparing the relevant documents.
- Preparation of Secretary confirmation letters and applying for Company Official Search (CR12) and branch Search (CR13)
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Nairobi
- Certified Company Secretaries -ICS
Overview
Lavender is a Certified Secretary with a solid foundation and over three years of experience in corporate compliance and governance. She has practical expertise in ensuring compliance with the Companies Act of Kenya and other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Her role involves assisting clients with the incorporation, registration, and deregistration of various entities, including private and public companies, limited liability partnerships, and foreign or branch companies.
She is also experienced in corporate restructuring, including share capital changes, share transfers, share allotments and other related transactions. Lavender supports shareholders and Board meetings by preparing and circulating notices and board papers, as well as recording accurate minutes.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya
Languages fluent in: English
* Indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans.
Lavender Ouya has assisted:
- Clients with set up of new entities and registration of Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Foreign /Branch Companies.
- Restructuring companies’ share capital structure through increase of authorised share capital, transfer and transmission of shares, allotment of shares, creation of preference shares and redemption of preference shares.
- Liaising with clients on statutory and Compliance matters and liaising with Registrar of Companies office on behalf of clients.
- Management of shareholders, Board and Board Committee meetings including circulation of meeting notices and documents such as Board papers and taking minutes during meetings.
- Filing changes in Business Registration Services platforms and monitoring the status.
- Preparation and filing of Annual Returns and Financial Statements with the BRS.
- Preparation and filing the Appointment of Directors, Resignation, and Retirement and changes in their particulars including, nationality, email, phone number.
- Preparation and issuance of Share certificates and register of members, Directors and transfer updates.
- Preparation of documents and filing changes in Local representatives and foreign companies.
- Appointment and Removal of Company Secretary and preparing the relevant documents.
- Preparation of Secretary confirmation letters and applying for Company Official Search (CR12) and branch Search (CR13)
- Clients with set up of new entities and registration of Limited Liability Companies and Foreign Companies such as Intouch Limited, PIDG Manco Services Limited.
- Deregistration of Companies such as the Beale Farm.
- Linking Companies on the Business Registration platform such as Sirai Management Limited.
- Clients with set up of new entities and registration of Limited Liability Companies and Foreign Companies such as Intouch Limited, PIDG Manco Services Limited.
- Deregistration of Companies such as the Beale Farm.
- Linking Companies on the Business Registration platform such as Sirai Management Limited.
- Management of shareholders, Board and Board Committee meetings including circulation of meeting notices and documents such as Board papers and taking minutes during meetings.
- Filing changes in Business Registration Services platforms and monitoring the status.
- Preparation and filing of Annual Returns and Financial Statements with the BRS.
- Preparation and filing the Appointment of Directors, Resignation, and Retirement and changes in their particulars including, nationality, email, phone number.
- Preparation and issuance of Share certificates and register of members, Directors and transfer updates.
- Preparation of documents and filing changes in Local representatives and foreign companies.
- Appointment and Removal of Company Secretary and preparing the relevant documents.
- Preparation of Secretary confirmation letters and applying for Company Official Search (CR12) and branch Search (CR13)
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