British American Tobacco Kenya - Paul Muthaura

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive Director since October 2023

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Paul is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative. He has previously served as an independent consultant with EMRD Advisory Limited and was the CEO and Principal Officer at ICEA Lion General Insurance Company Limited as well as CEO of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). He was awarded the National Honour of the Order of the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) in 2017, for his contribution to developing the capital markets in Kenya. Paul is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

He holds a Master of Philosophy in Business Administration from the Maastricht School of Management, Holland; a Masters in Banking and Finance Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science, England; a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Warwick and an Executive Diploma in Financial Management from KCA University, Kenya.

KEY APPOINTMENTS: He is an Independent Member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) as well as the Financial Sector Deepening Trust, Kenya, a Board Member of ICEA LION Asset Management and a Member of the Securities Advisory Board of the Toronto Centre for Global Leadership in Financial Supervision. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries and a Certified Executive Coach from the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC).