Kimei shortlisted for prestigious award
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Dr Kimei has been nominated alongside Mozambican Joao Figueiredo who is the chief executive officer and chairman of Unicco Bank in that country and CEO and group managing director for the First Bank of Nigeria, Bisi Onasanya.
Dar es Salaam. CRDB Bank managing director Charles Kimei has been shortlisted again for the prestigious “African Banker of Year Award” for 2014.
Dr Kimei, a banker with more than 30 years experience, becomes the only Tanzanian to have been nominated for that accolade in two successive years.
African Banker of the Year Award goes to an influential and inspirational leader in the African banking sector who through his orher leadership and vision, has overseen strong financial performance of organisations and successfully guided them to new heights in the industry.
To get an overall winner, several aspects are being considered including but not limited to formation of new best business practices, expansion into new markets, innovation in terms of new services and adaption of new technologies for customer convenience and protection mechanisms.
Dr Kimei has been nominated alongside Mozambican Joao Figueiredo who is the chief executive officer and chairman of Unicco Bank in that country and CEO and group managing director for the First Bank of Nigeria, Bisi Onasanya. Others in the list include the group managing director and chief executive officer for Standard Bank South Africa, Bola Adesola; the CEO for Standard Chartered Bank in Angola, Pedro Pinto; as well as Segun Agbaje who is the managing director and CEO for Guaranty Trust Bank of Nigeria.
The list also includes the president and CEO for Nigeria-based Africa Finance Corporation and the director general for the Uganda-based East African Development Bank, Vivien Yeda.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony gala on May 21, 2014 in Kigali, according to a statement availed to the media in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The gala will bring together over 600 key industry players and top government officials from Africa and around the world. CRDB Bank board chairman Martin Mmari said in a statement yesterday that the bank is proud of Dr Kimei and that he deserves all the plaudits due to his vision and tireless efforts in driving CRDB to new heights.
