Francis Okomo Okello

Mr. Francis Okomo Okello (69) holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He is an Albert Parvin Fellow of Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (USA) as well as a Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Bankers (FKIB). He joined the board in December 1995. Mr. Okello is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Barclays Africa Group Limited and the immediate former Chairman of Barclays Bank of Kenya. He is the Chairman of TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Group of hotels and lodges). He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Strathmore Business School, Strathmore University and is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Aga Khan University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences- East Africa. He is the Executive Director in charge of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Industrial Promotion Services (East Africa). Mr Okello is a non-executive director and is the Chairman of the Editorial Committee.