Kenya

The payment operations entrepreneur speaks about the glass ceiling she refused to stay under and why Africa needs imaginative solutions built by Africans.

Geoffrey will lead the firm’s business growth strategy and financial operations across East Africa.

ICEA Lion Group is the latest financial services giant to join CFO East Africa, bringing its senior finance team into the community.

Paul steps into the group CFO role after nearly three years at Jubilee Insurance, having served as senior regional head of finance and group head of finance before his appointment.

Alkarim has been nominated for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, recognising over two decades of financial leadership and corporate strategy experience in the banking sector.

Jeremiah Peino Sakayion group finance lead at FMEC Group, explains why AI could not fix broken financial reporting. He notes that leaders still need humans to translate numbers into business decisions.

Cold Solutions CFO and 2025 Finance and ESG Award winner Jackline Engefu Aluda explains why the modern CFO must transcend the traditional.

As the 2026 CFO Awards cycle gets underway, the judges tasked with evaluating East Africa's finest finance leaders reveal what they believe will define the next generation of outstanding CFOs. WPP Scangroup COO Miriam Kaggwa, Fintech Forensics founder Shereena Wilson, RSM Tanzania founding partner Lina Ratansi, and Africa Centre for Applied Digital Health co-founder Fiona Nuwamanya share their thoughts.

Alice has been nominated for the 2026 CFO East Africa Awards, recognising her extensive leadership experience across the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Madison Group's finance team steps into East Africa's most active community of senior finance leaders as the company takes up corporate membership of CFO East Africa.

Green finance is no longer simply a compliance exercise. KCB CFO Lawrence Kimathi shares the process behind securing a $96.9 million climate fund.

David joins the Cannon Life Assurance board as chairperson, bringing with him over a decade of senior finance leadership across NIC Group and NCBA Group.

Moses moves into the acting CEO position after serving as CFO of Britam Life Assurance Company (Kenya) for nearly nine years, with Hannah Kariithi appointed to act in the CFO role he vacates.

Lawrence moves into the Kenya CFO role after a decade in Rwanda, where he served as chief accountant and later CFO of Britam's Rwanda business.

Kisima Farm group CFO Francis Ngumbi has watched the US tariff shifts land differently across flowers and crops.

Safaricom has become the first Kenyan company to post a net profit above KSh 100 billion. During the announcement, group CFO and 2025 CFO of the Year Dilip Pal explained the financial decisions that made it possible.

Sanjeev Panwar got into finance to keep his family afloat. After eighteen years at WPP Scangroup, he has arrived at a philosophy of finance that is as straightforward as the man himself.

Harley's senior finance leadership now has a seat at the table of East Africa's most influential network of financial minds, following the company's sign-up as a corporate member of CFO East Africa.

Stephen steps into the CFO role after more than a decade at the organisation, having most recently served as finance manager.

I spent 20 years in the digital sphere, growing from systems analyst and systems administrator to the director of ICT and innovation in a Level 6 healthcare facility. This was crowned by the recognition as the 2025 CTO of the Year in public service through the Ministry of ICT and e-Government. Then, in mid-2025, came the transition to the CFO ecosystem.