Lawrence Kimathi, group CFO at KCB, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with over 20 years of financial leadership across banking, insurance, beverages and tobacco in East Africa and beyond.
KCB group CFO Lawrence Kimathi has been nominated for the 2026 CFO Awards.
Lawrence has served as group CFO at KCB since May 2015, where he oversees financial strategy, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory reporting, investor relations and balance sheet management for East Africa’s largest financial services group.
During his tenure, he has led the acquisitions of National Bank of Kenya and Banque Populaire du Rwanda, and spearheaded the automation of the group’s finance function through the implementation of consolidation, planning and ERP tools.
Before joining KCB, he served as group supply finance director at East African Breweries, CFO at AIG Kenya, and held senior finance roles at British American Tobacco across East and Central Africa and in London.
He began his corporate career as finance and IT director at Cadbury East and Central Africa.
Lawrence holds a BSc in business administration from United States International University, an MBA from Warwick Business School, and is a certified public accountant.
Dubbed the “Oscars of Finance”, 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.
