Kenya

BHARTESH SHAH holds an MBA from the University of Warwick and a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Banking and Finance from Loughborough University. He is a seasoned and successful senior banker; with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry with multiple financial institutions in various senior capacities and in different locations globally…. read more »

Prof Isaac Muthure Macharia holds a Master of Medicine in Otorhinolaryngology, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Nairobi Kenya and is a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA). He is a Professor of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Nairobi and has… read more »

VIJAY GIDOOMAL qualified as a lawyer from Clifford Chance in the UK in 1992. He returned to Kenya in 1993 and was responsible for establishing Car & General operations in Uganda and Tanzania as Executive Director. He became the Managing Director of Car & General in 1996 and oversaw a complete restructuring of the company’s… read more »

DEEPAK MALIK holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants India. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Arise, boasts extensive experience in the financial services sector on the African continent. Prior to spearheading Arise, he was part of the management team at Norfund and served… read more »

Evelyn Kamagaju Rutagwenda holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Makerere University, Kampala and is a Certified Public Accountant. She was appointed as a Director of Equity Group Holdings Plc in 2014 and also serves on the Boards of Directors of Equity Bank Rwanda Limited, which she chairs, and Equity Bank Uganda Limited. She previously… read more »

HELEN GICHOHI holds a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Leicester in the UK, Master of Science degree in Biology of Conservation and a BSc in Zoology from the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University respectively. She joined Equity Group Foundation in 2012 from the African Wildlife Foundation where she served for 11 years… read more »

DENNIS ALUANGA holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a partner at Helios Investment Partners and serves as a Non-Executive Director at Nation Media Group, Vivo Energy Kenya and Helios Towers Tanzania. DENNIS ALUANGA was the Chief Operating Officer at Industrial Promotion Services… read more »

Mary Wamae holds a Master’s degree in Leading Innovation and Change from York St. John University, UK, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She is a Certified Public Secretary (Kenya) and member of The Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of… read more »

PETER MUNGA holds five honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his contributions to the Kenyan society. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has been honoured thrice with Presidential national awards; he was vested the First Class Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) national decoration… read more »

DAVID R. ANSELL holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, another Bachelors degree in Finance from the Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management and an Advanced Management Degree (AMP) from the Wharton School of Business. He was appointed as a Director of Equity Bank in 2012 and also… read more »

PETER MUNGA is a Certified Public Secretary with vast experience in both public and private sector management. PETER MUNGA holds two Honorary doctorates, Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) from The University of Nairobi, and Entrepreneurship (Honoris Causa) from Kenya Methodist University. He has a diploma in Human Resources and Financial Management. He has received the… read more »

Mr. Jamaludin Shamji was appointed to the Board in March 2010. He holds a B.A. (Honors) in Business Administration from Washington State University, U.S.A. and has undertaken courses towards an M.B.A. (Strategic Management) from Drexel University, U.S.A. He is a Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Bankers and a prominent businessman based in Kisii. Mr…. read more »

Mr. Ismail Mawji was appointed to the Board in September 2014. He is the founder and Senior Partner in Mawji Sennik and Company, Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Ismail Mawji is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya and a Chartered Accountant from United Kingdom and the Institute of Directors (Kenya). For… read more »

Mr. Moez Jamal was appointed to the Board in December 2009. He has vast experience in banking and is currently a Director of Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan, Marcuard Family Office, Switzerland and Jubilee Holdings Limited, Kenya. He is also a Partner in JAAM AG in Zurich. Mr. Moez Jamal has previously worked in various senior… read more »

Mr. Irfan Keshavjee was appointed to the Board in May 2013. He has an MBA from the University of Oxford, UK and a Bachelors’ Degree in Civil-Environmental Engineering from Queen’s University in Canada. He also holds a certificate in Housing Finance from the Wharton Real Estate Centre, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Irfan Keshavjee has had… read more »