NCBA BANK TANZANIA APPOINTS JULIUS KONYANI AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

NCBA Bank Tanzania Limited has appointed Julius Konyani to the Board of Directors as an Executive Director following the redeployment of Gift Shoko to NCBA Bank Kenya as the Group Director, Regional Subsidiaries. This appointment has also been approved by Bank of Tanzania (BOT).

Konyani brings to the board over 17 years of extensive experience and expertise in Banking and Management having served in an array of leadership roles in banks locally, including CRDB Bank PLC, NMB Bank PLC, United Bank of Africa (T) LTD the Defunct Commercial Bank of Africa Tanzania among others.

Konyani is currently the NCBA Tanzania, Head of Retail and Business Banking where he has been instrumental in strengthening and growing its retail business following the merger of NIC and Commercial bank of Africa (CBA) in 2019. He was also the country project lead for the successful integration of the two banks which gave birth to NCBA effective July 2020.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from University of Dar es Salaam and an active alumnae of the University Business School (UDBS). He is also a certified director by Institute of Directors in Tanzania (IODT)

Commenting on the appointment, NCBA Tanzania Chairman of the Board Vinoo Somaiya noted thatKonyani’S broad executive leadership experience will be invaluable to the NCBA Tanzania board of directors in their oversight and quality assurance roles even as they execute their business strategy of innovation and growth.

“The board takes this opportunity to welcome and congratulate Julius Konyani on his appointment. Having interacted with Konyani in his previous role, I have come to appreciate his professionalism, intellect and expertise and look forward to his skill set continuing to make a significant contribution to the future success and growth of NCBA Tanzania at the board level,” said Somaiya.

On his part, Konyani commented on his commitment to serving the board, ” I’m so humbled and honored to join the Board and I’m equally excited to continue driving NCBA Tanzania present and future growth within my new role. I am confident that working together with the diversified and experienced team within the board, we will continue to be a key financial player in our country and the region,”

About NCBA Group

NCBA Group is a full-service banking group providing a broad range of financial products and services to corporate, institutional, SME and consumer banking customers. The Group was created on 1st October 2019 following approval by Central Bank of Kenya and The National Treasury of the merger of NIC Group PLC (NIC) and Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (CBA). NCBA Group operates a network of more than 100 branches in five countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ivory Coast. Serving over 50 million customers, the NCBA Group is the largest banking group in Africa by customer numbers. NCBA Bank Kenya PLC is Kenya’s third largest bank by assets. The Bank is set to play a key role in supporting Kenya’s economic ambitions, specifically facilitating implementation of the Government’s Big Four Agenda which focuses on food security, affordable housing, manufacturing and universal healthcare. The Bank is a market leader in Corporate Banking, Asset Finance and Digital Banking.