Philip Odera
Philip Odera | |
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| Born | Template:Birth year and age Maseno, Kisumu County, Kenya |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, entrepreneur, senior banking executive |
| Known for | CEO of CfC Stanbic Bank Limited; former CEO of Stanbic Bank Uganda |
Philip Odera is a Kenyan economist, entrepreneur, and senior banking executive. He has been appointed as the managing director and CEO of CfC Stanbic Bank Limited, a prominent financial institution in Kenya with total assets valued at around US$2 billion (KES:180.51 billion) as of December 2013. Between 2007 and 2014, he held the position of CEO and managing director at Stanbic Bank Uganda, the largest commercial bank in Uganda by asset size.
Background and education
Born circa 1961 in Maseno, located in Kisumu County in western Kenya, Odera pursued higher education abroad. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Lawrence University in New York, followed by a Master of Business Administration specializing in Finance from Suffolk University in Massachusetts.
Career
Prior to 2007, Philip Odera was employed at Stanbic IBTC Bank in Nigeria, a leading banking institution with assets surpassing NGN 763 billion (approximately US$3.74 billion) as of 2013. This bank operates as a subsidiary under the Standard Bank of South Africa. From 2007 until 2014, Odera led Stanbic Bank Uganda as its managing director and CEO, overseeing the largest commercial bank in Uganda by assets. In February 2015, he was named CEO of CfC Stanbic Holdings, subject to approval from the Central Bank of Kenya.