Our Leaders

KCB Bank was formed on the premise of these values: inspiration, simplicity and friendliness. We have made sure to always have at the helm, people who hold the same values and through their leadership and expertise do their part in ensuring that they are imbued throughout the organization. Our leaders are committed to propelling the bank forward, an endeavor that is evidenced by the continued growth of KCB across boundaries, in line with our mission to achieve global reach.

Executive Management

• PAUL RUSSO, EBS Group Chief Executive Officer
  

  PAUL RUSSO, EBS

  Group Chief Executive Officer

  Paul Russo, EBS, is the Chief Executive Officer of KCB Group PLC, appointed in May 2022. He is a member of the Boards of KCB Group PLC, KCB Bank Kenya, National Bank of Kenya (NBK), KCB Investment Bank, KCB Foundation, BPR Bank Rwanda Plc and Trust Merchant Bank (TMB). He is also a member of the Kenya Bankers Association Governing Council, the banking industry lobby.

  Paul also sits in the Boards of the National Investment Council, Presidential Taskforce on the establishment of a National Lottery and the National Steering Committee on Drought Response, appointed by Kenya’s President William Ruto. He is also a member of Steering Committee for the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally Project.

  He was feted with a state commendation- Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) by the President for his immense contribution in Kenya’s financial services sector. He also serves in the United Nations Environment Programme Finance (UNEP-FI) Leadership Council, joining other global leaders in mainstreaming and deepening sustainability integration across the financial industry.

  He is responsible for overseeing the transformation of KCB Group into the undisputed leader in the financial services sector and a customer-focused financial powerhouse. He has extensive experience in banking, strategy, operational and people management. Paul is passionate about transforming the lives of communities, entrenching sustainable business practices and empowering people. “We must drive and deliver meaningful change and contribution in the society. At the end of the day, to claim success, we must challenge the status quo, take deliberate steps that may be outside our comfort zone to create a lasting and sustainable impact to the lives of the communities which we serve.”

  Previously, Paul served as the Regional Business Director, KCB Group Plc, and the MD NBK. A HR practioner, he has close to 25 years of work experience spanning executive and key roles including Group HR Director, KCB. He has served in other big corporates such as Barclays, PwC, K-Rep Bank, EABL, and Unga Holdings. He holds an MBA from Strathmore University Business School and a Bachelor of Business Management from Moi University. He also has a senior executive program for Africa Certificate from Harvard Business School.

• LAWRENCE K. KIAMBI Group Director Finance
  

  LAWRENCE K. KIAMBI

  Group Director Finance

  Lawrence Kimathi holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with a merit from Warwick Business School UK, a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in accounting from United States International University – Africa (USIU) and is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya, CPA (K). He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and Institute of Directors. His senior leadership experience spans over 25 years having worked as Finance Director/CFO in a number of multinational organizations which include Cadbury East and Central Africa, AIG, East Africa Breweries Limited, BAT Sub Sahara Africa and BAT PLC in London.

  OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: Lawrence serves in the KCB Uganda board and is a trustee of the KCB Staff Pension Fund defined benefit scheme.

• Annastacia Kimtai MD KCB Bank Kenya Ltd
  

  Annastacia Kimtai

  MD KCB Bank Kenya Ltd

  Mrs. Annastacia Kimtai is the Managing Director of KCB Bank Kenya, appointed in April 2023. Annastacia is a member of KCB Bank Kenya Board and KCB Foundation Board.

  An astute senior executive banker with over twenty years in banking, she has an extensive track record working with cross functional teams. Until the current appointment, Annastacia was KCB Bank Kenya’s Retail Banking Director, a position she held since 2011. She joined KCB Bank Kenya in 1998 as a Management Trainee, growing through the ranks and serving in various capacities.

  She holds an MBA (Strategic Management), Master of Arts - Rural Economics and Cooperation, Bachelor of Arts (Economics, Rural Economics and Cooperation) as well as a host of Executive Certifications among them the Harvard Business School’s Senior Executive Program - Africa.

• Cosmas Kimario Ag. Group Regional Businesses Director
  

  Cosmas Kimario

  Ag. Group Regional Businesses Director

  Mr. Cosmas Kimario has been appointed as the Acting Group Regional Businesses Director, KCB Group PLC with effect from January 25, 2023, in line with the new organisational structure communicated last year. The appointment is subject to regulatory approvals. Cosmas will continue to serve as the Managing Director of KCB Bank Tanzania.

  Reporting to the Group Chief Executive Officer, this position is a member of the KCB Group EXCO and is directly accountable for the general management and oversight of regional businesses i.e. BPR Bank Rwanda PLC, KCB Bank Uganda Limited, KCB Bank Tanzania Limited, KCB Bank Burundi Limited, KCB Bank South Sudan Limited, KCB Representative Office- Ethiopia, KCB Bancassurance Intermediary Limited, KCB Investment Bank Limited and KCB Asset Management Limited.

  A banker by profession with over 25 years of experience, he is the Managing Director of KCB Bank Tanzania and has been instrumental in driving the business in the market. In addition to his current role, Cosmas will be central in driving strong growth in profitability, market share, product penetration, operations, customer experience in these subsidiaries.

  He has worked in different capacities across countries including the US, UK, Nigeria, Senegal and Kenya, with a specialization in structured products, project financing, corporate financing, treasury, money market and foreign exchange products, derivatives and public housing. Cosmas is one of the pioneers who introduced Foreign Exchange Options and Derivatives in many markets in Africa including Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia.

  Cosmas holds an MBA in Finance and a Master of International Management (MIM) from Thunderbird – The American Graduate School of International Management USA as well as Bachelor of Commerce and Management Degree from the University of Dar es Salaam.

• JAPHETH ACHOLA Group Human Resource Director
  

  JAPHETH ACHOLA

  Group Human Resource Director

  Japheth was appointed the Group Human Resource Director, KCB Group PLC on July 8, 2019. He has over 19 years’ of work experience spanning executive and key roles including Africa Regional HR Director (Allianz Africa), Group HR Business Manager – Operations and Technology and Head of HR eProcess International (Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Accra-Ghana), Head of HR Operations & Employee Shared Services (Safaricom Ltd), West & Central Africa Human Resource Head (Citibank N.A Ltd, Dakar, Senegal), Senior Division Human Resource Generalist- Sub Sahara Africa Division (Citibank N.A Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa), Acting Country Human Resource Officer (CHRO) - Citibank Tanzania (Citibank N.A Ltd, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania) and Compensation and Benefits Manager – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (Citibank N.A Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya).                                                                    

  Japheth holds a Master’s degree of Science (Human Resource Management & Training) from University of Leicester – London, UK; Post Graduate Certificate (Human Resource Management) from university of Wales – London, UK and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed. Science) from Kenyatta university – Nairobi, Kenya.

• Dennis Volemi Group Director, Technology
  

  Dennis Volemi

  Group Director, Technology

  Dennis Volemi is the Group Director, Technology , appointed on October 1, 2023.

  He has over 18 years experience as a Technology and Business Leader in telecommunications, media and entertainment, and financial services industry with both local and multi-national companies in Kenya. He has a vast knowledge and experience in development of IT strategies, technology management, deployment, score carding and governance in alignment to a company’s vision and mission.

  He joined KCB Group from Diamond Trust Bank Limited where he was serving as Chief Information and Digital Officer from April 2023. Prior to this, he was the Group Chief Information Officer at Equity Group Holdings Limited. He has previously worked in senior roles at NCBA Group Limited, Wananchi Group Limited and Safaricom Limited.

  Dennis holds a Bachelor of Science from Kenyatta University and a Senior Management Leadership Programme from Strathmore University.

• BONNIE OKUMU Group General Counsel
  

  BONNIE OKUMU

  Group General Counsel

  Bonnie is the Group General Counsel, KCB Bank Kenya. She was appointed to the role in July 2018. Before the appointment, she was serving as the Head, Legal Services since January 2014. She has served as Company Secretary for KCB Bank Kenya since January 2016.

  Before joining KCB, she was the Chief Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer and Company Secretary at Telkom Kenya Limited. Prior to this she was the General Counsel and Company Secretary at Unilever Kenya Limited where she oversaw the legal and company secretarial functions for 9 operating companies in 7 countries in East and Southern Africa. Until she joined Unilever, she was the Regional Legal Manager for Nestle where she set up the legal department and led a team of lawyers in providing legal and tax advisory services to 14 operating entities in 20 countries in the Equatorial African Region.

  Earlier in her career, she was an associate at Hamilton & Mathews where she represented clients including banks, insurance companies and consumer goods companies. She holds an LL.B from the University of Nairobi, is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya as well as a Certified Public Secretary (CPS-K).

• ROSALIND GICHURU Group Director Marketing & Communication
  

  ROSALIND GICHURU

  Group Director Marketing & Communication

  Rosalind was appointed the Group Director Marketing & Communication, KCB Group PLC on August 9^th, 2021. She has a career spanning over 21 years, having served in various local and international corporations.

  Rosalind joined KCB from NCBA Group PLC where she has been serving in a similar capacity since 2019. She has previously worked for NIC Group PLC, Coca-Cola SABCO (now Coca-Cola Beverages Africa), The Coca-Cola Company, and The Gillette Company (now Proctor and Gamble).

  She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northeastern University, Boston, USA and a Bachelor of Commerce (General Management) from McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She is also a Certified Executive Coach by the Academy of Executive Coaching, United Kingdom.

• JOHN MUKULU Group Chief Risk Officer
  

  JOHN MUKULU

  Group Chief Risk Officer

  John joined KCB  in 1990 as a management trainee and has served in various roles including Head of Portfolio Management and Senior Credit Analyst.  Prior to his current appointment in August 18th 2017 as the KCB Group Chief Risk Officer,  John was  the Acting Chief Risk Officer and previously the Head of Lending Risk Acting Director- Risk.  He is a graduate of Economics  from SGGS College , New Delhi and BA in Banking and Finance,  University of Sunderland . In his current position, John  is responsible for coordinating the Bank’s Enterprise Risk Management framework  and ensuring full compliance  with applicable regulation.

• Jackline Bosibori Ag. Group Director Shared Services
  

  Jackline Bosibori

  Ag. Group Director Shared Services

  Jackline Bosibori was appointed the acting Group Director, Shared Services, on July 13, 2023. Jackline is the Head of Business Process Re-engineering, Shared Services Division and has over 17 years work experience in the financial services sector, seven of which in Senior Leadership roles. She previously worked for Liberty Life Assurance Kenya, ICEA LION Group, KIM, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya Utalii College and UISU.

  She holds a Master of Science in Statistics and a Bachelor of Education (Mathematics & Economics) from the University of Nairobi).  She is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Practitioner and holds a Post graduate training in Research & Policy Analysis from the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research & Analysis (KIPPRA). A certified Fellow of the Life Institute of Management, (FLMI), she has undertaken various leadership and management trainings and co-authored various papers published in international peer reviewed journals.

• Charles Langa’t Group Internal Auditor
  

  Charles Langa’t

  Group Internal Auditor
• Anthony Kituyi Mulisa Group Director, Treasury
  

  Anthony Kituyi Mulisa

  Group Director, Treasury

  Anthony Kituyi Mulisa is the Group Director, Treasury at KCB Group Plc. He was appointed in March 2024. Anthony has over 28 years of banking experience having spent 23 years in large and middle-sized treasuries in various African markets.

   

  He has served in several treasury roles within Barclays PLC, Absa Group including National Bank of Commerce in Tanzania. He has chaired the Financial Markets Sub-committee of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), is a member of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Derivative Board Oversight Committee and continues to serve on other corporate boards in Kenya.

   

  Anthony is a certified currency and fixed-income trader through the ACI-Financial Markets (France) and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (AGIB, UK). He holds a BSc degree in Financial Services from the University of Manchester and an MBA from Manchester Business School.