Ecobank in Kenya

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) acquired 75% of EABS Bank on the 16th of June 2008, and the bank consequently changed its name to Ecobank Kenya Limited. ETI subsequently increased its shareholding in the bank which stands at 100% as at 31st December, 2016.

Ecobank Kenya (EKE) had an asset base of Kes 94.4 billion as at 31st December 2020. The bank currently has 16 branches, 29 ATMs and over 40 Xpress Point Agents located in different parts of the country.

Ecobank has laid great emphasis on digital banking as a means of achieving greater financial inclusion across Africa and also to deliver services in a more efficient and cost effective manner.

In 2021, Ecobank Group received an award for “outstanding crisis finance innovations 2021” from the renown Global Finance Magazine. The Group was also named the “Best Bank in Africa 2020” by the African Banker and “Best Bank for Payments and Collections in Africa (2015-2020)” by Global Finance among other awards.

These awards and recognitions attest to Ecobank’s innovativeness and use of digital platforms to promote financial inclusion across Africa and offer workable financial solutions to businesses.

Josephine Anan-Ankomah

Managing Director & Regional Executive, CESA

Samuel Odhiambo

Executive Director & Director Commercial Banking, Kenya & EAC

Alexander Kibaara

Director, Internal Control- CESA

Ambrose Agbeko

Regional Director, O&T Anglophone CESA

Caroline Mbenge

Director, Legal Services & Company Secretary

Jane Jelagat

Director, Consumer Banking

Latifah Outa

Director, Internal Audit & Management Services

Mary Wanjiru

Chief Finance Officer

Mohamed Souleymane

Director, Treasury & FICC, EAC

Thomas Okumu

Director, Credit Risk Management- Kenya & EAC

Anne Mureithi

Director Risk & Compliance, EAC

Ecobank Kenya is licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)