Dr. Baruti is an independent non-executive director and a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She has served as a director on the Board of Directors since August 2022. Dr. Baruti is an experienced independent full-time arbitrator and is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. She has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Tanzania International Arbitration Centre since 2023. Her career began in commercial law in the City of London in 1997. In 2006, she joined the international arbitration group at SJ Berwin LLP (later merged with King & Wood Mallesons), where she practiced arbitration and litigation until 2010. In 2011, Dr. Baruti founded Africa International Legal Awareness, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing African involvement in the international legal community, where she was a managing director until 2018. She also co-founded the African Arbitration Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting African arbitration practitioners, where she served as Secretary General from 2018 to 2022. Dr. Baruti holds a bachelor s degree in international studies from Birkbeck College, University of London, an MA in diplomatic studies and international law from the University of Westminster and a PhD from the University of Geneva. Dr. Baruti s extensive experience in international arbitration and litigation, legal advisory and governance make her a valuable member of the Board of Directors.