British American Tobacco Kenya - Paul Muthaura

Paul Muthaura

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Paul Muthaura

Nationality: Kenyan
Age: 46

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive Director since October 2023. Member of the Board Nominations and Governance Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Paul is currently the CEO of the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative. He has previously served as an Independent Consultant with EMRD Advisory Limited, CEO and Principal Officer at ICEA Lion General Insurance Company Ltd and CEO of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Kenya. He was awarded the National Honour of the Order of the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) in 2017, for services in the development and deepening of the capital markets in Kenya. Paul is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries and an Executive Coach and Systemic Team Coach from the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC). 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

  • Independent Member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA).
  • Board Member of ICEA LION Asset Management.
  • Independent Member of the Financial Sector Deepening Trust Kenya.
  • Member of the Securities Advisory Board of the Toronto Centre for Global Leadership in Financial Supervision.