Nairobi, March 31 -- A chain with an 'L' pendant dangles from Priscilla Gathungu's (or PG's) neck. L is for Liam, her son.

But it could also stand for many other things that she represents or represent her currently: luck, liberty, limitless, liberated, lighthearted, or even leading, seeing as she is the new Group CEO of Java House Africa, their first female leader.

It has been a long journey, starting as a Human Resource Director nine years ago.

"Nobody gives serendipity the credit it deserves," she says of her new role.

"You work hard, but so do many other people. Luck plays a great role in these things. Somebody set you on that path, even if you didn't know it for yourself."

Or maybe the L stands for Lucidity.

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