For the Kenyan long-distance runner, see James Mwangi Macharia. For other uses, see Mwangi.
James Mwangi
Mwangi in 2020
Born
1962 (age 61–62)
Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya
Nationality
Kenyan
Alma mater
University of Nairobi
Occupations
Accountant
banker
entrepreneur
Years active
1991 – present
Employer
Equity Group Holdings Plc
Known for
Turning around Equity Bank from a loss making entity in 1993 and making it one of the largest banks in East and Central Africa with an asset base of USD 9 billion as at 2020.[1]
Title
Group Managing Director and Group CEO, Equity Group Holdings
Partner
Jane Njuguna[2]
Children
3
James Mwangi (born 1962)CBS is a Kenyan accountant, career banker, businessman, and entrepreneur. He is the current Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equity Group Holdings Plc, the banking conglomerate with one of the largest customer bases on the African continent, over 14 million as of December 2019.[3][4]
As the CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc, Mwangi is credited with democratizing financial access. Mwangi was included among The Financial Times' 2009 list of the top 50 thought leaders of emerging markets and the top 20 most influential people in Africa.[5] He was the founding chairman of Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board from 2007-2019, charged with ensuring Kenya became a middle-income country with high living standards by 2030. He is a Presidential National Task Force member on the Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and chair of its health committee. Mwangi is also the current Chancellor, Meru University College of Science and Technology.[6]
^"James Mwangi: A Life Stranger Than Fiction". African Business Magazine. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^"Ten least known Kenyan women billionaires". People Daily. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^Kwama, Kenneth (4 December 2013). "Success Story of Equity Bank CEO, James Mwangi". The Standard. Nairobi. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^"Equity Bank of Kenya: Our History". Equity Bank of Kenya. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^"50 emerging market business leaders". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^(http://www.hydrant.co.uk), Site designed and built by Hydrant (19 November 2014). "OBG talks to James Mwangi, Chairman, Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board". Oxford Business Group. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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