Martin Oduor-Otieno Explained

Martin Oduor-Otieno
Birth Place:Kenya
Nationality:Kenyan
Occupation:Retired Bank Executive, Businessman, Financial Consultant, Chancellor of KCA University
Years Active:1990–present
Known For:Bank leader in Kenya

Martin Luke Oduor-Otieno is a Kenyan accountant, businessman, entrepreneur, public secretary of Kenya, and former bank executive. He is the Chancellor of KCA University and is the chairman and CEO of Leadership Group Limited, a Nairobi-based consulting firm, that he founded.

He previously served as the Group CEO of Kenya Commercial Bank Group, from 2007 until 2012.[1]

Early life and education

He was born in Kenya, circa 1956.[1] Oduor-Otieno holds a Bachelor of Commerce in finance and accounting from the University of Nairobi. He also holds an Executive MBA, awarded jointly by the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute and Maastricht Business School. He attended upper management courses at Harvard Business School.

He is a Certified Public Accountant and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Leadership by KCA University in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] [2]

Career

In 1999, he was one of the individuals selected by President Daniel Arap Moi, to "turn the economy around".[3]

From 2007 until 2012, he served as group chief executive of Kenya Commercial Bank Group, Kenya's largest banking conglomerate.[1] Between May 2013 until March 2016, he served at Deloitte Kenya, as a senior advisor in the financial services division. In March 2016, he left Deloitte and took up an appointment as a non-executive director of Standard Bank Group, the financial services conglomerate based in South Africa.[3] In August 2016 he founded Leadership Group Limited, a firm that offers coaching to businesses and individuals in the areas of leadership, governance, strategy and execution.[1]

Oduor-Otieno has also served on the boards of Standard Bank Group, British American Tobacco Kenya, and East African Breweries Limited.[1] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-KCB boss forms consultancy to advise on corporate leadership . 2 August 2016 . 2 August 2016 . Nairobi . . Victor . Juma.
  2. Web site: 3 July 2016. Martin Luke Oduor-Otieno CBS: Non-Executive Director, Standard Bank Group Limited. 3 July 2016 . . Bloomberg.
  3. Web site: New Standard Bank's director Martin Oduor-Otieno's career profile. 7 March 2016. 3 August 2016. Bizna. Bizna Digital Services (Bizna). Nairobi. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827115108/https://bizna.co.ke/new-standard-banks-director-martin-oduor-otienos-career-profile/. 27 August 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: 6 March 2016 . Oduor-Otieno leaves Deloitte to become director of Standard Bank . 3 August 2016 . . Juma. Victor . Nairobi.