KCB Group Plc has appointed FCS Dr Joseph Kinyua to the board of directors effective 24th March 2023.
“The Board of KCB Group Plc., having received regulatory approval, is pleased to announce the appointment of FCS Dr. Joseph Kinyuo, EGH to the Board of Directors with effect from 24 March 202,” KCB;s statement stated in part.
Dr Kinyua brings a wealth of experience to the East African banking giant.
In October 27th 2022, Kinyua retired from public service. He had served in various capacities, in government, for over 44 years.
Dr Kinyua’s career began as an assistant lecturer at UoN in 1978 before joining the Central Bank two years later as an economist.
He later rose to the rank of director of research. Between 1985 and 1990, he worked as an economist with the International Monetary Fund before rejoining the CBK.
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In 1995, he was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury, a position he held until July 1999 before rejoining the CBK as Director of Financial Markets.
He was then elevated to the position of Chief Economist of the CBK in October 2000 serving in the position for two years.
Dr Kinyua was appointed as Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service – the most powerful public servant – in 2013 by Mr Kenyatta at the age of 62.
The 70-year-old has risen through the ranks to be an earshot away from the most powerful men in Kenya—Presidents Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto.