Mr. Daniel Lesirma has over 15 years progressive experience in Finance at senior and executive levels in various organizations. He is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya. He joined the bank in March 2016. Mr. Lesirma’s immediate posting was at Fountain Microfinance Bank where he was the Head of Finance.

He previously worked at Millwardbrown East Africa Limited (now Kantar Kenya), a fully owned subsidiary of WPP – Scan group Limited as the Finance Manager. Prior to that he worked at Sotik Tea Companies as the Manager Finance. He has also worked at Ogilvy & Mather (East Africa) Ltd, as Finance Manager.

Having previously worked with affiliates and subsidiaries of Publicly Listed companies in the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, he has a strong grasp of finance procedures and Controls emanating from Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Audit exposure borrowed from Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a federal law that created legislation to help Protect Shareholders, employees and the public from accounting errors and fraudulent financial practices. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance Option), from the University of Nairobi, and is a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya.

Mr. Lesirma also holds a Certificate in Business Analytics from the Harvard Business School. He is currently pursuing a professional course that will see him qualify as a Certified Investments & Financial Analyst (CIFA).