Born in Kenya, Andy, who was knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, is a fellow of the International Academy of Management and of the Chartered Management Institute, England. He has an honorary doctorate in Business Administration from International Management Centres, England, and a Consulting Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation (International Multi-Disciplinary Research Group). He is also a member of the Conference Board, New York, and of the Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California.
A former Member of Parliament in Tanzania, he has served on the country's Executive Council - the highest governing organ. He has served either as Chairman or as a member of the Board of Directors of a number of private and public companies and of government and multi-government corporations including East African Railways Corporation, East African Harbours Corporation, Tanzania Harbours Authority, Air Tanzania Corporation and Tanzania Tourist Corporation. He is currently Chairman of Tanzania Railways Corporation and of Barclays Bank Tanzania Limited.
Andy was advisor to the Ministerial Committee of the Organization of African Unity dealing with the Arab League on the oil crisis. He was the deputy leader of Tanzania's delegation to the UN Preparatory Committee for the Rio Conference on Environment and Development. He was elected to serve as the coordinator between the countries in G77 (and China) and G7 on fiscal environmental facility and participated in the Rio Summit.
Andy is a Board Member of the Muhimbili National Hospital - the largest teaching Hospital in Tanzania and Founder of a school for deaf children in Dar es Salaam. He is actively associated with many other educational, social and welfare institutions.
Andy lives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with his wife Jayli. They have three sons and three grandchildren.