The Board of Directors has attracted directors who have shown great commitment and enthusiasm in involving themselves in the affairs of the Bank and who have demonstrated the spirit and ethos of the organization. The Directors have supervised the delivery of dramatic growth over the years, with the Bank continuing to deliver strong financial performance.

The Board has provided leadership to the Bank to become an all inclusive bank providing accessible and affordable financial services and in the process generating great shareholder value. All Board members are vetted before appointment to take into account professional qualifications, integrity and track record.

The Board also conducts a self evaluation exercise in keeping with highest international standards. The evaluation focuses on the role and responsibility of the Board, structure, composition, functions and processes, information, meetings among other critical areas.

The Board has established seven Board committees to assist in guiding the direction of the bank. These are Audit, Credit, Risk management & ALCO, Governance, Nominations and Staff Remuneration, Tendering & Procurement, Strategy & Investment, Executive Committees. All the committees are governed by charters setting out their mandates and authority.

	DAVID R. ANSELL - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMANEQUITY BANK UGANDA Mr Ansell holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, another Bachelors degree in Finance from the Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management and an Advanced Management Degree (AMP) from the Wharton School of Business. David R. Ansell was appointed as a Director of Equity Bank in 2012, and also serves as The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Equity's 100% owned subsidiaries in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the affiliated company, Housing Finance. During his working career from 1968-2001; he served in various assignments at Citibank in the Emerging Markets, including 16 years in Africa. His last assignment before retiring was as President of Citibank Russia. From 1989-1991, Mr Ansell left Citibank and served as Managing Director and the first CEO of Ecobank Transnational Inc, located in Lome, Togo, but he rejoined Citibank thereafter.
	DR. JAMES MWANGI, CBS - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & MANAGING DIRECTOR Dr Mwangi holds four Honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his contributions to the Kenyan society. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Certified Public Accountant. Dr Mwangi has been honoured twice with Presidential national awards. He is currently the Chairman of Kenya's Vision 2030 Delivery Board charged with the responsibility of ensuring Kenya becomes a middle income country with global high standards of living bythe year 2030. He serves on several international bodies as an advisor and sits on the Board of the Africa Leadership Academy in South Africa. He has over 22 years of management experience.
	PROF. GEORGE ALIBARUHO - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EQUITY BANK UGANDA Prof. Alibaruho holds a PhD degree (Economics), University of California, Berkeley. He has worked in various capacities for Makerere University, University of Nairobi, East African Community, World Bank, the United Nations, Economic Commission for Africa, World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington DC. He is a Member Global Register's WHO'S WHO in Executives and Professionals, Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship & a Fellowship with CGIAR. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kabale University in Uganda.
	ELIZABETH LWANGA - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EQUITY BANK UGANDA Ms. Lwanga has over thirty years experience in international development work with emphasis on Africa. She worked with the All Africa Conference of Churches as Communications Director; with the United Nations Development Programme as Head of UNDP's global Gender In Development Programme; and as Resident Representative and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Ethiopia., and Kenya and Zimbabwe. She also served as UNDP's Deputy Regional Director for Africa. She currently works as Innovations in Development Consultant.
	FRANCIS C G MILLS - ROBERTSON - MANAGING DIRECTOR, EQUITY BANK UGANDA Francis holds a BA (Hons) Social Sciences degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and is an Associate member of the Oxford University Society. A Business leader with over 15 years cumulative experience in Banking and Finance, Francis last worked as the Executive Director, Consumer Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, before joining Equity Bank Uganda.
	APOLLO N. NJOROGE - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EQUITY BANK UGANDA Apollo holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from University of Nairobi in Mathematics and Physics, Masters Degree in International Business Administration in Finance from United States International University and a Diploma in Banking. Prior to his current posting he was the General Manager Corporate Banking in Equity Bank Kenya and has wide experience of 17 years in banking.
	JOHN STALEY - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EQUITY BANK UGANDA Mr Staley has a Masters of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Physics. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. A specialist in implementing cost effective ICT solutions, John worked as the CEO of Credit Indemnity (Pty) Ltd in South Africa before joining Equity Bank.
	MARY WAMAE - SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Mrs. Wamae holds an LLB degree from the University of Nairobi, a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and is a Certified Public Secretary (Kenya). She is a graduate of Advanced Management Programme (Strathmore - IESE Business School, Barcelona Spain). She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development and has over 14 years private practice experience.