Kariuki Ngari

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Kenya and East Africa | Standard Chartered

Kariuki Ngari is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Kenya & East Africa at Standard Chartered.

Kariuki is an accomplished career banker with over 25 years of retail banking experience under his belt. He earned his recognition through successfully transforming the consumer banking divisions for Barclays Bank, Kenya and Standard Chartered Bank, Africa into market leaders of their respective areas which provide superior client experience and deliver business efficiency.

As a seasoned banker, he has held various senior leadership roles across the industry. Prior to his current role, he was the Global Head, Retail Distribution for Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, where he was instrumental in formulating global strategies in building the future of Retail Branch and Voice & Virtual landscapes through digitization of our physical channels as well as revision of branch models and standards.

Kariuki was the Regional Head of Retail Clients, Africa; a role he held since 2013. He also assumed the position as Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank in Kenya where he joined in 2009 as Head of Consumer Banking. Kariuki joined the Bank from Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited where he was the Director of Retail Banking in Kenya from 2003 until 2008. Prior to that, he was the Head of Retail Performance at Barclays Bank and had also worked for Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited in various capacities before he left for Barclays in 2001.

Kariuki holds a Bachelor of Arts (HONS) in Economics and Sociology from University of Nairobi. He is an avid learner and had participated actively in various professional courses including Senior Management Courses in GIBBS Business School - South Africa, SAID Business School, London Oxford, INSEAD Business School Singapore.

Kariuki is married with two children and enjoys farming and active involvement in community affairs during his leisure time.