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Group Managing Director & CEO, Co-operative Bank of Kenya
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.

Gideon Muriuki
Group Managing Director & CEO, Co-operative Bank of Kenya
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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.
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Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) (2017)
African Banking CEO of the Year (2014, by International Banker)
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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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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.