Gideon Muriuki
Group Managing Director & CEO, Co-operative Bank of Kenya
Biography
Gideon Muriuki is a Kenyan banker who serves as Group Managing Director and CEO of Co-operative Bank of Kenya. He joined the bank in 1996 and was appointed MD in 2001, after which he led its turnaround from a KSh 2.3 billion loss in 2000 to sustained profitability. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and is a Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Bankers.
Key Achievements
Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) (2017)
African Banking CEO of the Year (2014, by International Banker)
Career History
Senior Corporate Manager, Co-operative Bank (joined 1996)
Director, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Co-operative Bank (1999)
Group Managing Director & CEO, Co-operative Bank (2001-present)
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Education
B.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Nairobi (date unspecified)