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The Board of Directors has attracted directors who have shown great commitment and enthusiasm in involving themselves in the affairs of the Bank and who have demonstrated the spirit and ethos of the organization. The Directors have supervised the delivery of dramatic growth over the years, with the Bank continuing to deliver strong financial performance. The Board has provided leadership to the Bank to become an all inclusive bank providing accessible and affordable financial services and in the process generating great shareholder value. All board members are vetted before appointment to take into account professional qualifications, integrity and track record.

The board also conducts a self evaluation exercise in keeping with highest international standards. The evaluation focuses on the role and responsibility of the Board, structure, composition, functions and processes, information, meetings among other critical areas.
The board has established seven board committees to assist in guiding the direction of the bank. These are Audit, Credit, Risk management & ALCO, Governance, Nominations and Staff Remuneration, Tendering & Procurement, Strategy & Investment, Executive Committees. All the committees are governed by charters setting out their mandates and authority.


Peter Munga, EBS, CHAIRMAN
Mr.Munga is a Certified Public Secretary with vast experience in both public and private sector management. He holds a diploma in Human Resources and Financial Management. Mr. Munga is a retired Deputy Secretary. He is the Chairman of National Oil Corporation and a Director in Micro-Enterprise Support Programme Trust (MESPT), British American Insurance Company, Rockfeller Foundation and Equatorial Nut Processors.


Dr. James Mwangi, MBS
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
James holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration (Honoris Causa), from Kenya Methodist University, Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) Kenyatta University, and Doctor of Entrepreneurship from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. He is also the holder of a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting Option) from the University of Nairobi and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA (K). Dr. Mwangi is a graduate of Advanced Management Programme (Strathmore- IESE Business School, Barcelona Spain).He is currently the Chairman of Kenya’s Vision 2030 Delivery Board and serves on several international bodies as an advisor on inclusive finance. James has wide experience in the banking industry.


Benson Wairegi , Vice Chairman
Mr. Wairegi holds a Masters of Business Administration degree and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) degree from University of Nairobi and is a Certified Public Accountant - CPA (K). He is the Group Managing Director of British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd. The parent company to British-American Insurance Company (K) Ltd and British-American Asset Managers Limited. He is also a Director of Housing Finance Company of Kenya Ltd (HFCK), Chairman of Kenyatta University Council and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Insurance Training and Education Trust.


Julius Kipng''etich
Mr. Kipng''etich holds a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Bachelors of Commerce (Accounting option) degree from University of Nairobi. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Wildlife Service and was previously the Managing Director of Investment Promotion Centre.

 


Temitope Lawani
Mr. Lawani holds a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering. He is a co-founder of Helios Investment Partners, a Board member of First City Monument Bank PLC, Africatel Holdings B.V., Corporate Development Analyst at Walt Disney Co and member of the Harvard Law School Dean's Advisory Board.


Fredrick Muchoki
Mr. Muchoki is a businessman with vast commercial experience. He is the Managing Director of Continental Business Systems and Presta Office Equipment Limited.


ERNEST NZOVU
Mr. Nzovu holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Navarra, Spain and a Diploma in International Affairs from the University of Ife, Nigeria. He has for many years been a consultant in Human Resources Management and is a Director of Hawkins and Associates, Know How International Limited and KHI Training.


BABATUNDE SOYOYE
Mr. Soyoye holds a Masters in Business Administration degree and Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. He is a co-founder of Helios Investment Partners, a Board member of Africatel Holdings B.V. and Manager of Business Development at Singapore Telcom International.


PROFESSOR SHEM MIGOT-ADHOLLA
Professor Migot-Adholla holds a PhD in Sociology of Development, Masters of Arts in Sociology both from University of California, was a Special Graduate Student in Agriculture Economics (Michigan State University) and a earned a Bachelor of Arts (University of EastAfrica). He is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) Nairobi and sits on the Board of the Center for Corporate Governance. He previously served as Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, Kenya Wildlife Service, and was Lead Specialist on Land Policy and Administration for Africa Region in the World Bank. He has also served as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Kenya. He is currently a consultant on agriculture and rural development, land policy reform and environmental issues.

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Hellen Gichohi
Dr.Gichohi holds a doctorate in Ecology from the University of Leicester, in the UK. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Biology of Conservation and a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University respectively.  She is the president of African Wildlife Foundation where she has served for 9 years. Prior to that, she was the director of the African Conservation Centre.  She is also a director of Kenya Wildlife Service.

Mary Wamae
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD & COMPANY SECRTARY

Mrs. Wamae holds an LLB degree from the University of Nairobi, a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and is a Certified Public Secretary (Kenya). She is a graduate of Advanced Management Programme (Strathmore - IESE Business School, Barcelona Spain ).She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development and has over 13 years private practice experience.

 
     
 
     
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