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    Kenny Fihla

    Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala, Absa Group’s Kenny Fihla, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, SanlamAllianz’s Heinie Werth, Nedbank Group’s Jason Quinn, and Old Mutual’s Jurie Strydom represent more than individual corporate leaders. Collectively, they sit at the helm of institutions controlling hundreds of billions of dollars in assets, deposits, premiums, and market capitalisation across Africa. Their strategic decisions influence capital flows, credit creation, insurance penetration, and digital finance ecosystems across multiple markets. As they pivot attention toward East Africa, they are not merely expanding footprints; they are reshaping regional banking, telecom, insurance, and investment architecture for the next phase of continental growth.

    South Africa’s capital is moving north-east, and East Africa is increasingly the preferred landing strip

    The CEO Magazine TeamThe Big StoryFebruary 13, 2026February 27, 2026

    South African capital, long dominant in Southern Africa and deeply embedded across the continent, is now moving decisively north-east. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are no longer peripheral growth outposts….

    Kenny Fihla’s bold tech-led retail reset sees him tap Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to power Absa’s next phase of reinvention.

    What Absa Group’s Hiring of M-PESA’s Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Reveals About Kenny Fihla’s Strategic Intentions

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

    Hardly two weeks after Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla concluded a high-level working visit to Nairobi, Kenya, the Group this week announced that it had hired Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as its…

    What Must Happen for Africa’s Economic Breakthrough? Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla Has a Powerful Answer

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 28, 2025November 28, 2025

    When Kenny Fihla walked onto the stage at the B20 Summit in Johannesburg, there was a sense that the room was bracing for more than a corporate address.  As the…

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    EXCLUSIVE Q&A | Kenny Fihla: Steering Absa Group Into Its Next Growth Chapter

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryJuly 28, 2025February 24, 2026

    Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak with you. I’ve been following some of the remarks you’ve made since your appointment in June, and one recurring theme that…

    Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla Visits Uganda as Part of East Africa Roadshow

    Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsJuly 24, 2025July 24, 2025

    Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla visited Uganda this week as part of his first strategic East Africa roadshow since taking up the role of Group CEO last month, aimed at…

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