Kenya

Ira Kaviti, CFO at Jambojet, is among the nominees for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, with over 20 years of leadership across aviation, insurance, asset management and financial services.

The expanded mandate adds country-level operational leadership to her existing role, deepening her footprint across the insurance brokerage.

DP World head of finance Micah Nyariki sees finance as a platform for shaping strategy and enabling transformation. Throughout his journey, he has positioned finance at the centre of business decision-making, helping organisations navigate change. He has built his career around curiosity and the confidence to challenge what he sees.

When we discuss financial excellence on a pan-African scale, the spotlight often lands on massive conglomerates. Yet, true financial agility is forged in the trenches of the SME sector, where strategy meets execution in real-time.

The pan-African financial services institution, which boasts over four decades of history, is joining CFO East Africa's community of senior finance leaders as a corporate member.

Dickson built Kora to solve a problem he experienced firsthand. Eight years later, the company operates in 10 African countries and is showing CFOs that cross-border payments do not have to be painful.

He moves from KPMG East Africa, where he served as associate director in the audit practice, bringing over 15 years of experience across audit and risk management.

Stephen has learnt to see the people and strategy behind every figure. He has come to see the role as one of understanding what the numbers mean and what they make possible.

The long-serving CFO, who has steered the bank through two CEO transitions, has now been confirmed in the top role with immediate effect.

The membership gives Liquid Kenya’s finance leadership team opportunities to connect with peers and access CFO East Africa’s professional development opportunities.

The seasoned finance and strategy leader steps into the role after more than two decades spanning healthcare, FMCG and manufacturing across East Africa

Mastercard Foundation finance director Winnie Waweru asks the same question in every room she enters: Where is the voice of the young people?

Car & General is entering another period of reinvention after nine decades of surviving changing markets. For CFO Sam Njenga, staying relevant necessitates remaining close to customers, investing in people, embracing technology and being willing to rethink what comes next.

Daniel started running in 2016 to get fit. A decade later, the recreational runner has graduated from half marathons to the full marathon, with each run teaching him lessons about discipline and knowing when to slow down.

As head of finance and operations at both PHAT! Music & Entertainment and Yakwetu, James Mwenda believes that the modern CFO’s greatest asset is the quality to never stop learning and an ability to connect people through effective communication. 

One of the world's most recognised skincare brands brings its finance team into CFO East Africa's community of C-suite finance leaders.

Daisy Wanjie has spent her career at the intersection of finance and impact. She explains how the organisation she helps lead is closing one of the continent's most persistent financing gaps.

The Kisima Farm group CFO joins the council alongside eight other young professionals from across Britam's operating markets.