KENYA – I&M Holdings has picked Allan Christopher Michael Low as the new Regional Director to replace Vincent De Brouwer who resigned from the company in August 2020.

Christopher Low is charged with ensuring effective implementation of I&M Group’s long-term vision and strategy while building, protecting, and enhancing the Group’s brand
value and visibility across the countries where the Group has a presence.

He is a skilled banker having worked in the industry for over thirty years.

Christopher has served in numerous executive roles in the Sub Saharan region and across the world and has valuable knowledge in international banking, digital transformation, emerging markets, risk management, and financial inclusion.

“We are pleased to announce the appointment of Allan Christopher Michael Low as the reginal director. In his role, he will be ensuring effective implementation of I&M Group strategy while building, enhancing and protecting the group’s brand value and visibility across the countries where the group has a presence” I&M statement read.

Christopher will be instrumental in I&M’s expansion journey.

“In his role, he will be ensuring effective implementation of I&M Group strategy while building, enhancing and protecting the group’s brand value and visibility across the countries where the group has a presence”

Allan Low holds a master’s degree in Zoology from Oxford University and is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

As seasoned banker having spent considerable years in the areas of international banking, digital transformation, emerging markets, risk management and financial inclusion for over 30years, he brings on board a vast wealth of experience having served across several countries including Sub -Saharan Africa in executive roles.

I&M holdings is expanding its network in the Eastern Africa region as competition in the banking industry intensifies.

In 2020, the company acquired 90% shareholding in Ugandan based Orient Bank.

I&M also raised US$8 million from a rights issues in Rwanda with the aim to accelerate investment in technology and bolster its capital adequacy ratio.

Kenyan lenders Equity Holdings and KCB Group are on similar expansion missions.

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