Crown Paints Names Mustafa Turra Group CEO, Rakesh Rao Exits After 20 Years
Listed paint and coatings manufacturer Crown Paints Kenya Plc has appointed Mustafa Turra as its new Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Dr. Rakesh Rao who has held the role [...]
KETRACO Board Sacks Dr. John Mativo, Appoints Eng. Kibias as Acting MD/CEO
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has dismissed its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eng. John Muoki Mativo, and appointed Eng. Kipkemoi Kibias as Acting MD/CEO effective [...]Ethiopia Names Eyob Tekalign as New Central Bank Governor
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed State Finance Minister Dr. Eyob Tekalign as governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, filling the vacancy left by Mamo Mihretu earlier this [...]Absa Kenya Appoints Ex-CBK Chair Mohammed Nyaoga to Lead Board
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has appointed Mohammed Nyaoga as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors effective 1 October 2025. For real time market updates and analysis, join our [...]Sidi Ould Tah Succeeds Dr. Adesina as President of the African Development Bank
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah has been sworn in as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), succeeding Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina who has completed his two terms. [...]
Longhorn Publishers CEO Maxwell Wahome Steps Down
Listed publishing firm Longhorn Publishers Plc has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Maxwell Wahome, will step down at the end of September 2025 after nine years at the company, [...]Joshua Oigara to Lead Stanbic’s East Africa Operations as Regional CEO
Standard Bank Group has appointed Stanbic Kenya CEO Dr. Joshua Oigara as Regional Chief Executive (RCE) for East Africa. At KCB, Dr. Oigara led major digital initiatives and regional expansion [...]WPP Scangroup CEO Patricia Ithau Exits, COO Kaggwa Takes Interim Role
WPP Scangroup Plc, a listed marketing and communications firm, has announced a leadership change after Chief Executive Officer Patricia Ithau stepped down at the end of her contract. In May [...]Afreximbank Appoints Dr. George Elombi as Next President
The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. As [...]Paul Russo Succeeds John Gachora as Chair of Kenya Bankers Association
Commercial banks have elected Paul Russo, CEO of KCB Group, as the new Chairperson of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) during the Association’s Annual General Meeting on Friday afternoon. However, [...]Mauritania's Sidi Ould Tah Elected Ninth President of the African Development Bank
Former Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance of Mauritania, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, has been elected the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the multilateral institution has [...]World Bank Appoints Ndiamé Diop as VP for Eastern and Southern Africa
The World Bank has appointed Dr. Ndiamé Diop as the regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, succeeding Victoria Kwakwa, who retired at the end of March. With over [...]
