By Douglas Muriithi
NCBA Bank has appointed Tirus Mwithiga as
the new Group Director Retail Banking as it
seeks to strengthen and grow its retail
business.
He brings to the Bank 29 years of experience in
Retail Banking and Wealth Management having
served in an array of leadership roles in banks
locally, regionally and internationally, including
Barclays Bank and Standard Chartered.
Prior to joining NCBA, Mr. Mwithiga worked with
Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore where he
served as the (Global) Head of Network
Planning and Branch Design across 37
markets.
He is a certified banker with professional
training from The London Institute of Banking
and Finance as well as multidisciplinary
accreditation from institutes such as INSEAD
and LUMA. He is currently pursuing a Chartered
Banker MBA from Bangor Business School,
Bangor University in Wales UK.
Commenting on the appointment, NCBA Group
Managing Director John Gachora emphasised
on the need to maintain and strengthen the
team even during the ongoing pandemic.
“NCBA Group is delighted to have Tirus join the
Bank. This appointment reflects our
commitment to constantly strengthen our
capacity even during the ongoing pandemic.
One of his immediate roles will be to support
the Bank as it navigates the ongoing economic
shockwaves caused by Covid-19 that has
negatively impacted many of our customers. He
will be at the forefront in growing our retail
business,” said Mr Gachora.
He added: “Growing our retail business is one of
the key strategic pillars as we look to grow our
customer base across East Africa. Once we
weather this storm, I believe we will be well
placed to invest in this growth opportunity.”
NCBA Group is a full-service banking group
providing a broad range of financial products
and services to corporate, institutional, SME
and consumer banking customers.
The Group was created on 1st October 2019
following approval by Central Bank of Kenya
and The National Treasury of the merger of NIC
Group PLC (NIC) and Commercial Bank of
Africa Limited (CBA).
NCBA Group operates a network of more than
100 branches in five countries including Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ivory Coast.
Serving over 50 million customers, the NCBA
Group is the largest banking group in Africa by
customer numbers.
NCBA Bank Kenya PLC is Kenya’s third largest
bank by assets. The Bank is set to play a key
role in supporting Kenya’s economic ambitions,
specifically facilitating implementation of the
Government’s Big Four Agenda which focuses
on food security, affordable housing,
manufacturing and universal healthcare. The
Bank is a market leader in Corporate Banking,
Asset Finance and Digital Banking.
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