George Odhiambo has been named the managing director by the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) Board of Directors.

He succeeds Peter Kioko, who has held the position of Finance and Strategy Director for NBK in an acting capacity since June 2022.

Since its founding last year, when KCB Bank Rwanda Plc and Banque Populaire du Rwanda merged, George, a seasoned banker, has served as the MD of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc.

He joined KCB in 2009 as Head of Business Analytics for KCB Bank Kenya after serving as the organization's most recent MD for KCB Bank Rwanda Plc.
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"The Board takes this opportunity to welcome and congratulate George on his appointment We believe he has what it takes to drive the future success and growth of NBK," said NBK Board Directors.

George graduated from the University of Nairobi with a BSc in Mathematical Statistics and an MSc in Pure Mathematics.

He also holds several leadership qualifications from the Academy of Executive Coaching in the UK and the Centre for Corporate Governance & KCA University, including the Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching and the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance.

Further, he chairs the banking sub-sector committee and is a COMESA Business Council Advisory Board member.

KCB Group Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Paul Russo stated that George was instrumental in growing and strengthening the Rwanda business.

"His broad management experience will be invaluable to the NBK leadership to execute the business strategy of innovation and growth," said Russo.