Our Leadership

Our leadership team brings together extensive experience across financial markets, investment management, and advisory services.

Board of Directors

Joe Otin

Joe Otin

Chairman

Joe Otin is a seasoned executive and communications leader with more than three decades of experience across advertising, media research, strategic advisory, and non-profit leadership in Africa. He is the Chief Executive Officer of The Collective, a leading digital advertising ag...

Patrick Njagi

Patrick Njagi

Director

Patrick Njagi is an experienced Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Senior Partner at Meru and Njagi Advocates, with a strong background in corporate and commercial law. He serves as a Legal Executive at Payhouse Limited, where he provides legal and compliance oversight. Pa...

Andrew Karanja

Andrew Karanja

Director

Andrew Karanja is an experienced technology and infrastructure professional based in Kenya, with a strong background in fibre-optic networks, telecommunications systems, and ICT project implementation. He has built extensive expertise across network deployment, system integration...

Our Team

Benard Gichuru

Benard Gichuru

Founder &Chief Executive Officer

Benard Gichuru is a seasoned Investment Banker and Securities trader with over 15 years of experience in equities and fixed income trading. Having previously served as the Head of Institutional Trading at AIB-AXYS Africa, Benard excels in market analysis, deal negotiation and cli...

Titus Marenye

Titus Marenye

Executive DirectorBrokerage

Titus Marenye is a seasoned Kenyan investment professional with over 15 years of progressive experience across trading, fixed income and equities, global derivatives, risk management, and financial analysis. He has built a strong track record executing profitable trading strategi...

FA Justus Kariuki

FA Justus Kariuki

Executive DirectorAsset Management

Justus Kariuki is a seasoned investment professional with over 18 years of progressive leadership in investment management, with a focus on business development across retail and institutional sales. Prior to joining Cinemark Investment Bank, Justus served as Associate Director, ...