Photo Gallery: 23 May 2024, CFO East Africa ESG Summit, ALN House, Nairobi

Large projects often look great on paper but fail in the real world, leaving companies with massive, unrecoverable bills. ALN Kenya Group chief operations and financial officer Lameck Muriithi, recently named to the CFO 50 class of 2026, explains why he insists on securing customer commitments before spending company money.

He will focus on operational and financial advisory, elevating client experience, and reinforcing the systems and processes that support the firm's growth.

Among the partners are AAR Insurance, ALN, Cold Solutions Kenya, EABL, Equity Bank, GardaWorld, ICEA Lion, Kenya Power, Safaricom and SBSL.

In an insightful interview, ALN managing partner Daniel Ngumy, who will be a judge at the 2025 CFO Awards for East Africa, emphasises the importance of dynamism in today’s finance leaders. He highlights the need for integrity in the profession, recognising the awards as an important platform for enhancing the profile of CFOs in the region.

As nominations for the 2025 CFO Awards for East Africa stream in, ICPAR director of strategy and sustainability Julian Ingabire, ALN managing partner Daniel Ngumy,and Movit Products CCO Andrew Ssekamwa weigh on a trend that is poised to shape the future of finance, urging CFOs to leverage AI tools to remain competitive.

Close to 100 CFOs from across East Africa came together at ALN House in Nairobi for the much-anticipated CFO East Africa ESG Summit, where all things sustainability, including the CFO’s role in driving the ESG agenda in organisations, were discussed.