Behind Ruth Zaipuna’s calm demeanor lies a lady who is a fighter and strong willed strategist. Since becoming CEO of the NMB Bank in Tanzania in 2020, she has transformed it into a financial behemoth at home and in the region. As the CEO, Zaipuna leads a team of over 3,600 employees dedicated to advancing Tanzania’s Social Economic Development Agenda by making financial lives better for people, companies of every size, and institutional investors across Tanzania. NMB Bank is Tanzania’s most profitable lender and has won Tanzania’s bank of the year award ten times.NMB Bank is the only Tanzanian bank…
CEOS MAKING AN IMPACT: Ruth Zaipuna has transformed NMB Bank, Tanzania into a financial behemoth

Ruth Zaipuna is CEO of NMB Bank in Tanzania. It has won Tanzania’s bank of the year award ten times.


