Chief Executive Officer
FCPA Shamiah is the Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority effective 19 November 2020. He was previously the Director of Market Operations. He has worked at the Authority for over 23 years in various capacities. He has gained wide experience in operations of the capital markets. Over the years, he held different positions in different departments, having joined as a research officer, promoted to senior research officer before being appointed senior financial analyst cum internal auditor. He was then promoted to the position of Assistant Manager, Compliance in 2001 before taking on the responsibilities of officer in charge of compliance from 2003 to 2005 during a transition period when the entire senior management and board of the Authority were overhauled. He was then appointed Manager, Market Supervision in 2009 and became the pioneer Director of Market Operations in 2011. He chairs various committees within the Authority including the Technical arm (CnF) and the Regulatory Sandbox Committee.
He is a Co-Chair of the Capital Market Master Plan Secretariat. FCPA Shamiah holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Mathematics from Egerton University and a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He received his ICPAK commendation in 2013 as well as ICPAK Fellowship in 2016. He has served the Kenyan Accountancy Institute in various capacities having been an evaluator during the initial Best Presented PilarJepe accounts awards before being converted to FiRe Awards and sat on the FiRe Awards Technical Committee for various years. He has also served on the ICPAK Innovations Committee in 2003 and Financial Services Committee of ICPAK in 2009, mainly bringing on board developments in capital markets and the financial sector in general. From 2009 he serves on the ICPAK Council representing the Capital Markets Authority. While on Council he has been a member of Research and Development Committee as well as the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee where he was the convenor in 2016/17. He advocates for integrity and transparency in ensuring there is compliance to set standards as far as possible.
FCPA Shamiah is an alumnae of the US International Visitors Programme and an Associate of Toronto Leadership Centre. He has equally been the Chairperson of TC 68 (Financial Services Technical Committee) of Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBs). He was awarded a certificate of completion for the SMREA Program, March 2018, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education. He is also the Chairman of the Market Supervision and Risk Management sub-committee of the East African Securities Regulators Forum (EASRA), a regional securities regulators umbrella organization in the East African Community (EAC). He also sits on the Financial Stability Board Regional Group of Sub-Sahara representing Kenya and the capital markets, lanjut lebih lanjut disini.
Chief Executive Officer – NSE
Mr. Frank Mwiti, is the Chief Executive of the Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited.
Mr. Frank Mwiti is the CEO of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Plc.
Mr. Mwiti is a dynamic and accomplished senior business leader with more than two decades
of diverse global and regional professional experience in strategy, governance, business
development, Corporate Finance, M&A, investment banking, risk management and
performance improvement. He has advised governments, investors, shareholders, boards and
CEOs across UK, US, EU, Russia, Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
Prior to his appointment as the CEO of the NSE, he served as a Partner and Eastern Africa
Markets Leader at EY, leading Strategy, M&A and Business Development across Kenya,
Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and South Sudan.
He previously held senior executive roles in London (UK) at UBS Investment Bank,
Deutsche Bank, EY, and PwC. Mr. Mwiti equally served as CEO and Managing Director at
Afrika Kapital in UK, a firm he founded and in which he was involved in advising
investment banks, private equity firms and hedge funds across forex, equities, fixed income,
commodities, synthetics and listed derivatives in London, New York, Frankfurt, Singapore,
Moscow, and Hong Kong.
Mr. Mwiti holds Executive Management qualification from MIT (US), a Bachelor of Laws
(LL.B) degree from University of Nairobi and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public
Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
Ag. CEO, AND DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (PSASB)
Georgina is the Acting CEO and Director, Accounting Standards at the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board. She joined PSASB in 2016 as a technical services advisor and appointed as Director Accounting Standards in June 2019. She was appointed the Ag. CEO with effect from 1st February 2024. PSASB was established in 2014 and its role is to prescribe accounting and auditing standards for the Kenyan Public Sector.
Prior to joining the PSASB, she worked as an external auditor for eight years with Deloitte and Touche, PKF East Africa and KK&CO. During this period, she worked with the private sector and government entities and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and got extensive experience on application of International Accounting Standards.
Georgina has a Masters Degree in Finance from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Kenyatta University. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). She is also a member of the Professional Standards Committee of ICPAK that deals with promoting application of international accounting and auditing standards in Kenya. Georgina is also a member of the Association of Women Accountants in Kenya. She is a certified PFM Specialist trained by the IMF Institute of Capacity Building and holds a certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards and IFRS from ACCA.
She is instrumental in the transition of National and County Government entities from cash to accrual accounting which is a key reform agenda within government currently.
Chief Executive Officer RBA
Chief Executive Officer & Secretary to Council
Born in 1967, Mr Machira was appointed the Chief Executive in December 2022. He was the acting chief executive officer from 1 March 2022. Mr Machira was the Chief Manager, Supervision, for 11 years before his appointment as the acting Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Machira holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and statistics from Moi University. He later studied a master’s degree in social protection finance.
Mr Machira has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance and pension sectors. Previously, he was the managing trustee of Policyholders Compensation Fund representing Retirement Benefits Authority.
Chief Executive Officer ICPAK
CPA Dr. Grace Kamau is the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary to the Council of the Institute following her appointment in August 2023, having acted in the same position from January 2023. Previously, she served as the Director, Finance and Strategy within ICPAK. She represents the Institute as the Technical Advisor to IFAC and as a board member in PAFA.
She is a board member of the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), a member of the Court Annex Mediation Accreditation Committee, and a board member of Exinity East Africa Limited, where she chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. She has also held various leadership positions in blue-chip companies in Kenya and beyond. She is a well-seasoned, all-rounded finance, leadership, and governance professional and researcher.
She possesses vital experience and expertise in stakeholder management, advocacy, training, strategy formulation and execution and talent management among other skills. CPA Dr. Grace holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Strategic Management), a Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Strategic Management) degree both from the University of Nairobi, a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from Kenyatta University and is a Certified Investment and Financial Analyst (CIFA), and a member of the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya (AWAK).
