James Mwangi is covering the August/September 2020 issue of Forbes Africa, with his seasoned experience in entrepreneurship stemming from his pioneering of East African bank that has diligently thrived to achieve a billion-dollar success. James Mwangi talks about the ‘The Mwangi Model’ of progress and inclusion and the resilience needed to run a business in the current economic downturn. However, the business executive also shares more tips for success for young entrepreneurs.
Born in 1962, James Njuguna Mwangi is a Kenyan accountant and entrepreneur extra-ordinaire.
He is currently as the chief executive of the Equity Group Holdings Limited, the banking conglomerate with the largest customer base on the African continent, in excess of $12.4 million as of June 2018.
James Mwangi is presently the chairman of Kenya Vision 2030, the office he assumed since 2009.