James Mwangi

Dr. James Mwangi, CBS Group Managing Director and CEO, Equity Group Holdings Plc. Executive Chairman, Equity Group Foundation - Dr. James Mwangi is one of Africa’s most renowned thought leaders, a disruptive entrepreneur and philanthropist. As a champion of sustainable, social-economic transformation, James believes that individuals and societies have the potential to solve their socio-economic challenges sustainably, if they are given the opportunity and access to resources. As a champion of financial inclusion, James is credited with democratizing financial access, by removing entry barriers in Kenya and the region. As a disruptive and turnaround leader, he pioneered a savings led microfinance revolution giving the largely excluded majority of un-banked households, businesses, enterprises, and communities in the country the opportunity for broader economic participation. As a serial entrepreneur, he has overseen the establishment of geographical and business line subsidiaries in banking, investment, insurance, telecom, fintech and health. He has led Equity to become a publicly listed and integrated banking and financial services group upholding global corporate governance standards. Under his leadership, Equity has made investments in technology and innovation accelerating growth across Africa building a client base of over 22 million in 7 countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda) with a commercial representative office in Ethiopia, and a total asset base of over USD 14 billion.

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