Bank CEO wins award as world entrepreneur 2012
Send to a friend Wednesday, 13 June 2012 22:12 dig. The chief executive officer and managing director of Equity Bank, Dr James Mwangi, has emerged the 2012 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year.
According to a statement issued by the bank, he was picked from 59 country finalists from 51 countries who were short-listed for the award. Each of them had been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year in their home country. Dr Mwangi becomes the first business leader from Sub Saharan Africa to win this prestigious award.
He was also among finalists who were inducted into the entrepreneur of the year Hall of Fame and the World Entrepreneurship Academy. The Kenya bank has a regional presence in five countries, including Tanzania, and a pan-African expansion strategy.
His story of entrepreneurship is as amazing as it is inspirational. He was brought up by his widowed mother who was a small scale farmer. Therefore he had to fend for himself at a tender age by selling charcoal, fruits and milk to raise money for his school fees.
His constant vision of empowering people socially and economically is seen through the transformational story of Equity Bank. (Peter Saramba) thecitizen.co.tz/business/-/23153-bank-ceo-wins-award-as-world-entrepreneur-2012
Send to a friend Wednesday, 13 June 2012 22:12 dig. The chief executive officer and managing director of Equity Bank, Dr James Mwangi, has emerged the 2012 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year.
According to a statement issued by the bank, he was picked from 59 country finalists from 51 countries who were short-listed for the award. Each of them had been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year in their home country. Dr Mwangi becomes the first business leader from Sub Saharan Africa to win this prestigious award.
He was also among finalists who were inducted into the entrepreneur of the year Hall of Fame and the World Entrepreneurship Academy. The Kenya bank has a regional presence in five countries, including Tanzania, and a pan-African expansion strategy.
His story of entrepreneurship is as amazing as it is inspirational. He was brought up by his widowed mother who was a small scale farmer. Therefore he had to fend for himself at a tender age by selling charcoal, fruits and milk to raise money for his school fees.
His constant vision of empowering people socially and economically is seen through the transformational story of Equity Bank. (Peter Saramba) thecitizen.co.tz/business/-/23153-bank-ceo-wins-award-as-world-entrepreneur-2012
