Mr JAMES OTIENO AGIN
REGIONAL CORPORATE DIRECTOR EAST AFRICA
ABSA BANK KENYA PLC
Kenya
Industry / Sector
Financial Services
Personal Profile
JAMES AGIN
Regional Corporate Banking Director, East Africa
Absa Bank Kenya PLC
James is a seasoned professional spanning over 25 years of Pan-African banking experience in multi-Country Business Strategy and Leadership, Country Business Leadership, Corporate Banking, Asset Finance and Treasury/Markets. He has held a number of executive management positions at various financial institutions including Barclays Bank of Kenya, Barclays Bank of Uganda and Kenya Commercial Bank. He has held the position of the Corporate Banking Director Barclays Kenya now Absa Bank Kenya PLC since November 2014 and now holds the role looking into the East Africa market as the Regional Corporate Banking Director.
James also has 11 years of Board experience and has served in the Boards of Barclays Uganda and the Boards of KCB subsidiaries in South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Prior to joining Barclays Kenya/Absa Bank Kenya, he worked as the Chief Business Officer for Kenya Commercial Bank Group for 3 years and also served as the Corporate Banking Director for 1.5 years. His leadership has seen completion/execution of key deals in key sectors in Energy, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Transport et al.
James holds several accolades including recipient of the ‘Corporate Banker of the Year’ at the Think Business Banking Awards 2019. He holds an Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School, an MBA from the IESE Business School in Spain and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nairobi.
Company Profile
Absa Bank Kenya Plc is part of the Absa group franchise headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. It engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It also provides services to retail, corporate, treasury and card services with cross-functional relationship to support the segments of local business and small to mid-sized enterprises. The company operates through the Consumer Banking and Corporate Banking segments. The Consumer Banking segment comprises of private customer current accounts, savings, deposits, credit and debit cards, consumer loans and mortgages. The Corporate Banking segment consists of investment banking, financing, risk management, and advisory solutions across asset classes to corporates, financial institutions, and government clients. Absa Bank Kenya was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.