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Cellulant has Faith to lead in Kenya

By , ITWeb
Kenya , 22 Oct 2020
Faith Nkatha Gitonga, newly appointed Country Manager, Kenya at Cellulant.
Faith Nkatha Gitonga, newly appointed Country Manager, Kenya at Cellulant.

Fintech company Cellulant has announced the appointment of former Oracle executive Faith Nkatha Gitonga as Country Manager, Kenya.

In a statement the company describes Gitonga as “a highly accomplished leader with a proven track record of driving digital transformation.”

She joins Cellulant from Oracle Corporation where she was leading their Digital Transformation efforts for the Public Sector.

“We are excited that Faith has accepted to join our leadership team and confident that she will lead Cellulant Kenya’s next chapter of growth and success”, said Ken Njoroge, co-Founder & CEO, Cellulant. “We have all been impressed by her strong track record of digital transformation and vast experience in the Fintech space.”

Gitonga has over ten years of experience with a strong performance history of value-adding contribution, strategic partnerships and digitalisation for some of Kenya’s premier consumer-facing banks.

According to Cellulant, prior to joining Oracle, Gitonga served as the Director for Strategy, Monitoring and Transformation at Sidian Bank. In this role, she was responsible for the unit’s digital transformation, including developing and executing strategies for growth and expansion, partnerships and quality performance.

She also previously worked at SBM Bank (K) Ltd. as Head of Department - Retail and Institutional Banking, among other leadership roles from 2008 to 2016.

As to her new appointment, Gitonga said: “It is a great privilege and honour to work with such a distinguished leader in the African Fintech and payments space and one that continues to pioneer innovative solutions to meet the current and changing needs for businesses. I am excited and confident that we can scale to greater heights in delivering high-quality services, build and develop strong relationships with our clients and partners in Kenya. I am also keen to diversify Cellulant’s portfolio into other sectors as business owners and organisations undergo rapid digitisation.”

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