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Barclays Bank of Kenya Clocks 100 and Still Going Strong

BY Juma · April 28, 2017 11:04 am

Barclays Bank of Kenya has been on the forefront of the banking sector in Kenya and beyond providing personal banking services to customers in 20 key countries around the world.

The bank has often come out as being on a mission to help individuals and organizations manage their money with a range of bank accounts, products, and services to meet their savings, protection and borrowing needs.

Under their mission tagline, Transform (our) business into an efficient, digital and customer-led organization in order to deliver superior financial performance, Barclays Bank of Kenya has strived to keep this mission alive and, in the process, beating all its peers in the market.

Barclays Bank of Kenya has been in Kenya for 100 years now. A financial journey that has seen the bank take a lead in money matters within and without Kenya. 2017 marks a critical point in the history of Barclays Bank in Kenya. This year is the beginning of the second century of the bank’s operations in Kenya. It is the year that the lender begins another journey of the same relevant, reliable and trustworthy business in the country.

“Cognizant of the great responsibility that our rich heritage and deep legacy has bestowed on us, we are resolute on executing a growth strategy that will deliver the organization we all want to see: unsurpassed in our focus on customers and clients, a powerhouse of innovation, outstanding where we compete, a place where people can build successful careers and a business with strong values, trusted by all our stakeholders,” read a statement from the bank.

Jeremy Awori is the current CEO/Managing Director as well as the Board Member of Barclays Bank of Kenya. Jeremy has a pool full of experience in the world of business with his relentless efforts seeing him winning several accolades among them The Banker Magazine- Bank of the Year in Tanzania in 2010, Euromoney- Best Bank in Tanzania in 2011, EMEA Finance- Best foreign bank in Tanzania among others. Something interesting too is that Jeremy is the youngest Board Director in the history of the company.

On Saturday, Barclays Bank of Kenya will be sponsoring this month’s Mind-Speak, a conversational session with Mr. Jeremy Awori, the Bank’s CEO at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi being hosted by Alykhan.

Juma is an enthusiastic journalist who believes that journalism has power to change the world either negatively or positively depending on how one uses it.(020) 528 0222 or Email: info@sokodirectory.com

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