Cooperative Bank finance and strategy director Caroline Karimi, who has over two decades of financial leadership across the banking, telecoms, FMCG and automotive industries, is among the second cohort of nominees for the annual 'Oscars of Finance'.
Co-operative Bank of Kenya director of finance and strategy Caroline Karimi has been nominated for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, joining a distinguished group of finance leaders competing for the region's most coveted accolades in finance leadership.
Caroline has been with Co-operative Bank of Kenya for over 13 years, joining in December 2012 as head of cost and business change management. She was promoted to chief manager for business performance effectiveness and reporting in January 2015 before being appointed director of finance and strategy in June 2020.
Prior to joining the bank, she built a broad cross-industry career spanning finance manager at Unilever, manager for finance business partnering at Safaricom, and management accounting at Toyota, where she began her corporate career in March 2003.
Caroline holds a BCom and an MBA in strategic management from the University of Nairobi. She is a certified public accountant (CPA-K).
Dubbed the "Oscars of Finance" in the region, the CFO Awards celebrate leaders who raise the bar for financial leadership across East Africa.
The 2026 nominees will be celebrated at a gala event on 26 November, where winners will be announced.
To partner with CFO East Africa for this event, please contact partnerships manager Humbu Karugo at hkarugo@cfo-ea.com.
