Equity Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Mwangi has been named one of the most influential Africans in 2023.
Mwangi was named in the class of business movers by the premier magazine ‘New African’.
The New African described Mwangi as having achieved iconic status for his transformative leadership of Africa’s banking sector.
"Under his leadership Equity Bank, from very humble beginnings, has grown into a sub-regional giant on the back of a determined policy to extend financial inclusion to the majority that had been excluded. Equity was one of the first lenders in Kenya to scrap minimum account balances, and the first to introduce agency banking in Kenya," they described Equity Bank CEO.
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"Mwangi has also successfully led the Bank’s digitisation efforts, with 99% of all customer transactions now happening outside the branch network. This has enabled Equity Bank to serve over 18m customers spread across six countries in the East African region," it added.
Mwangi was recognized alongside President William Ruto for his transformative agenda that shaped different policies in the continent.
Wanjira Mathai, daughter of the late global environment icon, Wangari Maathai, was also feted as a change-maker whose work has pushed for greater climate action at the grassroots and international policy levels.
Faith Kipyegon who shattered various records in sports was named among the most influential Africans in 2023. Kelvin Kiptum also featured on the list.
Kiptum was ranked after obliterating fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by 34 seconds, crossing the line in a time of 2:00:35 in a race in the US.
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