Gladys Warirah

Gladys Warirah is the chief financial officer and executive director at Standard Chartered Bank Kenya.

She began her career as an audit manager at Ernst & Young in London, where she worked from 2002 to 2005. She then joined Aviva, rising from finance manager to senior finance manager over more than seven years.

In 2013, Gladys joined Standard Chartered as financial controller for Kenya, a role she held for a decade. She then moved to Malaysia, where she served as head of balance sheet management, capital and liquidity before being appointed country treasurer in July 2024. Her appointment as CFO and executive director of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya is subject to approval by the Central Bank of Kenya and the Capital Markets Authority.

She is a former member of the Standard Chartered Kenya Staff Retirement Benefit Scheme Board of Trustees and the National Research Fund Board of Trustees, and a former chairperson of the Kenya Bankers Association Finance and Audit Committee. She is a member of ICPAK and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

She holds an MBA and a BCom in accounting.

Work
2026 - present: chief financial officer and executive director, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya 
July 2024 - 2026: country treasurer, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia
March 2023 - July 2024: head of balance sheet management, capital and liquidity, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia
February 2013 - March 2023: financial controller, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya 
2010 - January 2013: senior finance manager, Aviva 
July 2005 - 2010: finance manager, Aviva 
October 2002 - June 2005: audit manager, Ernst & Young, London

Education
2006 - 2009: MBA
1990 - 1995: BCom, accounting

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya 
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya is a listed company regulated by the Capital Markets Authority and the Central Bank of Kenya. It is part of the Standard Chartered Group, a leading international banking group with a presence in some of the world’s most dynamic markets.