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                <![CDATA[ Photo Gallery: 16 October 2026, CFO East Africa Pitch Parade Capital Club East Africa ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 17 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Partners race the clock at first-ever Pitch Parade ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 16 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Before an audience of more than 100 CFOs, CFO East Africa’s trusted partners had just four minutes to make their pitches before the buzzer sounded at the community’s first-ever Pitch Parade. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Old Mutual group CFO Isaiah Gakonyo is reaching East Africa’s untapped 97 percent ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 15 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The modern CFO is no longer the executive who simply checks the numbers and sends them up the chain. As acting group CFO of Old Mutual East Africa, Isaiah Gakonyo sits at the intersection of technology, data, customer behaviour, capital discipline and long-term value creation. His approach is shaped by a persistent appetite for learning and asking better questions. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ NBC Tanzania joins CFO East Africa as corporate member ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 14 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Tanzania’s oldest serving bank has joined CFO East Africa as a corporate member, extending the benefits of the finance leadership community to members of its senior team. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Lawrence Kimathi nominated for the 2026 CFO Awards ]]>
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            <![CDATA[ https://cfo-ea.com/articles/lawrence-kimathi-nominated-for-the-2026-cfo-awards/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 14 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Tanzania East Africa Gateway Terminal joins CFO East Africa as corporate member ]]>
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            <![CDATA[ https://cfo-ea.com/articles/tanzania-east-africa-gateway-terminal-joins-cfo-east-africa-as-corporate-member/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 13 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The operator of Tanzania's largest container handling facility brings a cross-functional leadership team into CFO East Africa as it takes up a corporate membership. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Edwin Onchari returns to the CFO seat at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital ]]>
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            <![CDATA[ https://cfo-ea.com/articles/edwin-onchari-returns-to-the-cfo-seat-at-gertrudes-childrens-hospital/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 13 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The hospital’s long-serving COO swaps roles with Baraka Kerich, who moves into operations after nearly eight years leading finance. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ CCPL finance lead Pius Ngira believes the future of finance belongs to strategic thinkers ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 12 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ CCPL head of finance Pius Ngira breaks the standard accountant mould, combining grit and curiosity to keep cash flowing smoothly. He believes modern finance leaders must step onto the factory floor and use smart tools to make faster, bolder business moves ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Janet Waweru Luvai appointed CFO at Enwealth Financial Services ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 09 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ She joins the fund administrator from Ed Partners Africa, where she served as CFO for five years. ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ American Tower joins CFO East Africa as corporate member ]]>
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            <![CDATA[ https://cfo-ea.com/articles/american-tower-joins-cfo-east-africa-as-corporate-member/ ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 09 October 2026 ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ As part of its corporate membership, ATC, which powers mobile connectivity across Africa, brings its senior finance team into the community. ]]>
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