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Appointment

Kellen was appointed to the Board and elected as the Chairperson in January 2022.

Experience

Kellen has strong and diverse skills in banking, strategy, corporate governance, finance, and leadership. She held several senior positions at Citibank N.A. before joining the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority as the first Chief Executive Officer and Managing Trustee. She previously held Non-Executive Director appointments at Resolution Insurance Limited, Citibank Uganda, the Kenya Roads Board, was a nominee Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Non-Executive Director of AMREF Health Africa, AMREF Flying Doctors, and Chair of Citibank Tanzania Limited. Kellen is a founding member of the Board of Advisors of the Strathmore Business School, the Associate Dean of Executive Education at Strathmore University, is a Director at the Strathmore University Foundation and has served as an elected council member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). She is currently a Director of Feruzi Holdings Limited, Startel Limited, Tausi Assurance Company Limited and Chairperson of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited.

Kellen holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Strategic Management and a bachelor’s degree in accounting both from United States International University-Africa and a Master of Science (MSc.) degree in International Human Resource Management from Cranfield University in the UK. Kellen is a Fellow of ICPAK (FCPA) and is currently pursuing a PhD at Strathmore University Business School.

Appointment

Judy was appointed as Company Secretary in October 2020.

Experience

Judy has over 26 years legal and corporate governance experience in the banking industry having worked at both Standard Chartered Bank and other banks in Kenya. She has gained extensive knowledge and experience leading teams of company secretaries across various markets in Africa, Middle East, ASEAN and South Asia.

Appointment

Nivedita Sharma was appointed to the Board in July 2022.

Experience

Nivi is an expert in innovation, impact and scale-up strategies in ascending markets. She is currently the CEO of Fika, the global leader in rural infrastructure development, which uses technology for needs assessment, impact assessment and engineering to aid rural infrastructure investments. Previously, she was the Chief Operating Officer of BRCK, a connectivity company that provided free public Wi-Fi. Nivi has dedicated her career to access for children, youth and adults. She co-founded eLimu, the first company to digitize the Kenyan Primary School curriculum content for revision and literacy. Nivi is driven by learning, development, access and impact. She serves on the Boards of Software Technologies Limited, The Open Institute Trust, FlipFlopi Project Foundation Limited and is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited. Nivi holds a B.A. (Hons) degree in Economics from Ithaca College, New York, USA. She is a 2014 East Africa Acumen Fellow and a member of the Fast Forward Leaders’ Circle.

Appointment

Robert was appointed to the Board in April 2025.

Experience

Robert has a wealth of leadership and banking experience with diverse skills in audit, finance, risk and corporate governance. He was previously a Partner in the Johannesburg office of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and subsequently held various senior executive roles within Standard Bank Group. He co-founded and is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer of Co-op Bank Fleet Africa Limited. Robert was until August 2024 the Chairman of BOC Kenya PLC. He currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited, and a Director of Edison Solar Group Limited. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration from Bond University in Australia.

Appointment

Paul was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in May 2017.

Experience

Paul Njoki brings over 23 years’ experience across banking, finance, audit and investment management. He has held senior finance leadership roles within Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC across Africa and international markets, with deep expertise in strategic financial planning, investment analysis, risk management and business partnering. Paul is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). He holds degrees in Applied Accounting and Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and is a member of the CFA Society East Africa.