The Board of Directors has attracted directors who have shown great commitment and enthusiasm in involving themselves in the affairs of the Bank and who have demonstrated the spirit and ethos of the organization. The Directors have supervised the delivery of dramatic growth over the years, with the Bank continuing to deliver strong financial performance.

The Board has provided leadership to the Bank to become an all inclusive bank providing accessible and affordable financial services and in the process generating great shareholder value. All Board members are vetted before appointment to take into account professional qualifications, integrity and track record.

The Board also conducts a self evaluation exercise in keeping with highest international standards. The evaluation focuses on the role and responsibility of the Board, structure, composition, functions and processes, information, meetings among other critical areas.

The Board has established seven Board committees to assist in guiding the direction of the bank. These are Audit, Credit, Risk management & ALCO, Governance, Nominations and Staff Remuneration, Tendering & Procurement, Strategy & Investment, Executive Committees. All the committees are governed by charters setting out their mandates and authority.

	PETER MUNGA, CBS - NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Mr Munga is a Certified Public Secretary with vast experience in both public and private sector management. He holds a diploma in Human Resources and Financial Management. Mr Munga is a retired Deputy Secretary. He is the Chairman of National Oil Corporation and a Director in Micro-Enterprise Support Programme Trust (MESPT), British American Investments Company(Kenya Ltd) , Rockfeller Foundation and Equatorial Nut Processors.
	DR. JAMES MWANGI, CBS - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & MANAGING DIRECTOR Dr Mwangi holds four Honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his contributions to the Kenyan society. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Certified Public Accountant. Dr Mwangi has been honoured twice with Presidential national awards. He is currently the Chairman of Kenya's Vision 2030 Delivery Board charged with the responsibility of ensuring Kenya becomes a middle income country with global high standards of living bythe year 2030. He serves on several international bodies as an advisor and sits on the Board of the Africa Leadership Academy in South Africa. He has over 22 years of management experience.
	BENSON I. WAIREGI, EBS - NON-EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN Mr Wairegi holds a Master of Business Administration degree and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) degree from the University of Nairobi and is a Certified Public Accountant - CPA (K). He is the Group Managing Director of British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd., the parent company to British-American Insurance Company (K) Ltd and British-American Asset Managers Limited. He is also a Director of Housing Finance (HF), Chairman of Kenyatta University Council and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Insurance Training and Education Trust.
	DR JULIUS KIPNG'ETICH - CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Mr Kipng'etich holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting option) degree from University of Nairobi. He joined Equity after an eight year successful career as the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Wildlife Service and was previously the Managing Director of Investment Promotion Centre. He is a member of the Kenya Tourist Board, and serves on the Boards of Kenya Forest Service, Police Oversight Board, Moi Girls’ Eldoret, Starehe Girls’ School, Starehe Boys’ Centre, Kenya Tea Development Authority and the Kenya Red Cross Society. He is a leading member of the Mau Task Force, The Steering Committee for the Marketing of Kenya Stadia, The 1st University Council Member - Management University of Africa.  He is also the Patron of AIESEC – University of Nairobi.
	DR. HELEN GICHOHI, MBS - MANAGING DIRECTOR, EQUITY GROUP FOUNDATION Dr Gichohi holds a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Leicester in the UK. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Biology of Conservation and a BSc in Zoology from the Universities of Nairobi and Kenyatta University respectively. She joined Equity Group Foundation in December 2012 from the African Wildlife Foundation where she served for 11 years from 2001. She served as Director of the African Heartlands Program before rising to become Vice President for Programs in February 2002. In 2007 she was appointed the first AWF President and led the move of AWF's Headquarters to Nairobi, Kenya from Washington DC in the USA. In that capacity, she provided overall strategic leadership to AWF's Conservation Program spanning 14 countries across Africa.
	TEMITOPE LAWANI - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr Lawani received his BS in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Harvard Law School and MBA (2nd Year Honors) from Harvard Business School. He is co-founder and Managing Partner of Helios Investment Partners, LLP an Africa-focused private equity firm with approximately $1.8 billion in assets under management. Prior to forming Helios he was a Principal in the San Francisco and London offices of TPG Capital ("TPG"), a leading global private equity firm managing over $50 billion in capital. Tope is also a former Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Development Analyst at the Walt Disney Company in Burbank, California. He serves on Boards of Directors of Vivo Energy, First City Monument Bank PLC, Helios Towers Nigeria, InterSwitch Limited, Helios Towers Africa Limited and Finacity. He also serves as a member of the Harvard Law School Dean's Advisory Board; the Overseers' Visiting Committee of the Harvard Business School; and the MIT Open Courseware Advisory Board.
	FREDRICK MUCHOKI O.G.W - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr Muchoki is a businessman with vast commercial experience. He is the Managing Director of Continental Business Systems, Presta and Office Equipment Limited, Mugumo Coffee Ltd, Online Mobile Com. Ltd and Summerdale Inn Ltd.
	ERNEST NZOVU - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr Nzovu holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Navarra, Spain and a Diploma in International Affairs from the University of Ife, Nigeria. He has for many years been a consultant in Human Resources Management and is a Director of Hawkins and Associates, Know How International Limited and KHI Training. He previously served as Director of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA).
	BABATUNDE SOYOYE - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr Soyoye holds a Master of Business Administration degree and Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He is a co-founder of Helios Investment Partners and a Board member of Africatel Holdings B.V.
	ALYKHAN NATHOO - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr Nathoo holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University. He has over 15 years of experience in Private Equity at Bain Capital, Dubai International Capital and most recently at Helios Investment Partners. He is a Partner at Helios Investment Partners with regional focus on Eastern and Southern Africa. He also sits on the Board of Continental Outdoors.
	DENNIS ALUANGA - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr Aluanga holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a partner at Helios Investment Partners and serves as a non-executive director at Nation Media Group as well as at Property Development and Management Ltd. Dennis was the Chief Operating Officer at Industrial Promotion Services (East Africa) between 2008 and June 2011. Prior to joining IPS, he served in several capacities at Nation Media Group rising to the position of Chief Operating Officer.
	MARY WAMAE - SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Mrs. Wamae holds an LLB degree from the University of Nairobi, a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and is a Certified Public Secretary (Kenya). She is a graduate of Advanced Management Programme (Strathmore - IESE Business School, Barcelona Spain). She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development and has over 14 years private practice experience.