The appointment was made following the resolution of BK Group Plc Board of Directors dated 1st 2022.
Habyarimana served as the Minister of Trade and Industry for one year and three months
Dr. Diane Karusisi who previously served as the CEO of the group has retained duties as CEO of Bank of Kigali Plc. Dr. Karusisi took over as the CEO of Bank of Kigali in 2016 replacing Dr. James Gatera.
Commenting on the appointment; the Chairman of the Board of Directors of BK Group Plc, Marc Holtzman expressed delight for the appointment of Béata Habyarimana.
“Her leadership and vast experience in the financial sector will be instrumental in driving BK Group strategy and future growth ambitions. Béata will work closely with the CEOs of our four subsidiaries: Dr. Diane Karusisi, CEO of Bank of BK Capital and Claude Munyangabo, CEO of BK TecHouse,” he said.
Habyarimana is an economist and financial advisor by profession with over 19 years of experience in the financial industry in domestic, as well as Pan-African and international institutions.
Previously, she served as the Minister of Trade and Industry from March 2021 to July 2022. Prior to that, Habyarimana was the Deputy Managing Director of Bank of Africa and Chief Executive Officer of Agaseke Bank.
She holds a Master of Business Administration majoring in Finance from Maastricht School of Management in The Netherlands and a Bachelor degree in Public Economics from University of Rwanda.
{{About BK Group Plc}}
BK Group Plc is a home-grown, award-winning Rwandan institution with deep roots in the African financial space since its inception in 1966.
Over the years, BK Group Plc has gradually transformed into a premier one-stop-shop, with a full range of financial services offered under a single roof.
Today, it stands as the largest commercial bank in Rwanda by total assets.
The Group’s activities range from retail and corporate banking to asset management and investment banking as well as a comprehensive range of nonlife insurance products and innovative enterprise solutions.
BK Group Plc is listed on both the Rwandan Stock Exchange, having floated its shares in 2011, and the Nairobi Stock Exchange (since 2018).
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