Mike Bristow holds a Masters degree from London University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He is the Executive Director of Commercial Bank of Africa Limited, a seasoned banker with considerable experience in retail and corporate banking. Prior to joining CBA, he served in various senior executive positions for Barclays Bank in the UK and a number of countries in Africa. He has also served in the Council of the Ghana Stock Exchange.

Mr. Ogalo holds a BSc in Economics from the State University of New York, New Paltz, and an MSc in Economics from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He is currently the Managing Director of Genesis Kenya Investment Management Ltd, a position he has held since 1st April 1996. He is also the Chairman of South Nyanza Sugar Company and Board Member of Ecobank.  Mr Ogalo has served in various responsibility positions in the banking industry for over 10 years, both locally and internationally.

Ashok Kumar Mepa Shah’s education is in Applied Chemistry.  Professionally he is a Chartered Insurer with ACII.  He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and an Associate of the Insurance Institute of Kenya (AIIK).

He is currently the Chief Executive of APA Insurance Limited.  He is a Director of CDSC  representing the Capital Market Challenge Fund. Other directorships include the CMC Group and Reliance Insurance Company Ltd in Tanzania.

Bob Karina is the managing director of Faida Investment Bank Limited and Faida Securities Rwanda. He is the Chairman of AKS Nominees Ltd, Governor & Board member – KEPSA (Kenya Private Sector Alliance), Director – RSE (Rwanda Stock Exchange), a member of the institute of Directors (Centre for Corporate Governance), the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Founder Member, Institute of Investment Professionals East Africa (IIP-E A) and a director of various companies. He is experienced in Pricing and Trading of Fixed Income Securities.

Peter Mwangi holds a Bsc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya CPA (K) and a Certified Public Secretary CPS (K). Peter is a Chartered Financial Analyst CFA (R) Charter Holder.
He is the Chief Executive of Nairobi Stock Exchange. Prior to joining the NSE he was the Managing Director of Centum Investment. Centum is the largest publicly quoted investment company in the East African region.
He is also a member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK), the Executive Committees of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the East African Securities Exchanges Association (EASEA).

Mr. Kitamirike holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Connecticut Business School USA, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Makerere University. He also holds international awards in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management. He joined USE as CEO on 9th of August 2010 after having previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of National Housing and Construction Corporation Limited from 2005 to 2010. Before this, he held senior positions in the Ministry of Tourism, Trade & Industry, Uganda Investment Authority and Uganda Development Bank. He has experience in equity finance and portfolio management in addition to his extensive consulting, business and engineering background. He has served on the boards of several public and private companies like Uganda Revenue Authority, Housing Finance Bank, Uganda Clays Limited, Nile Bank and Kinyara Sugar Works some of which have recently undergone corporate actions that have materially affected their debt and equity composition.

Mr. Kihumba is a Fellow of the ICPSK, a member of various professional organizations and holds a Masters in Business Administration from the UK. He is currently Executive Director at Standard Investment Bank.
He has served with the capital markets industry for over twenty (20) years having been the first CEO of the NSE for nine years (1991-1999), where he is now the second Vice Chairman.
Mr. Kihumba has served in various professional and business capacities in many organizations e.g. Chairman of ICPSK, Public Procurement Appeals board, Association of Professional Societies in East Africa, Development Learning Resources  Centre, Africa Capital Markets Forum, International Corporate Governance Forum, among others.

Nkoregamba holds an MBA from the Maastricht School of Management.  He is the managing Director of CfC Stanbic Financial Services, a leading securities firm with membership at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Prior to joining CfC Stanbic Financial Services, he was the C.E.O of the NSE for 4 years. During his tenure, he oversaw the largest expansion in the history of the 55 year old bourse which culminated in a record breaking in 2006. 

Nkoregamba was responsible for the successful implementation of the Automated Trading System (ATS) of the NSE and also preceded over 11 new listings at the NSE. Nkoregamba has extensive experience in the financial services sector in the East African Region and has held various positions of responsibility in the banking industry.

He  is widely consulted on issues affecting the Financial Services Sector in the East Africa region by institutions such as the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, UNDP, Central Bank of Kenya, Monetary Policy Advisory Committee, Foreign Country Missions, Regional Securities Exchanges and Development Finance Banks just to mention a few.