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Equity Group headquarters in Upper Hill. The lender announced the appointment of a Non Executive Director to its board on Thursday.
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Equity Group Holdings Plc on Thursday announced the appointment of Christopher Newson as a Non-Executive Director to its Board.

Christopher is a career banker with over 29 years experience in investment and commercial banking and alternative asset management gained in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the last nine years being at the chief executive level.

Cristopher Newson has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to Equity’s Board

Christopher has spent 24 years with the Standard Bank Group in several executive roles including Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Standard Bank for Africa, CEO of Stanbic IBTC in Nigeria, and as the Director of Corporate and Investment Bank.

He was a member of Stanbic Holdings Limited Board, Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited Board, Stanbic Ghana, Standard Bank Mauritius, and Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc Nigeria.

More recently, he was the Director for Private Markets at Investec Asset Management (now Ninety-One Asset Management).

He is the current Non-Executive Chairman of Distell International Holdings Ltd and is a Non-Executive Director of Bayport Management Limited.

While speaking on the appointment to the board, Equity Group Chairman Professor Isaac Macharia described Christopher as a seasoned banker with immense experience across the region that will be useful to the board in its strategic oversight in the region.

“We are pleased to welcome Christopher to the Equity Group board. He has vast experience in senior leadership, management and Board level governance, relationship management, integration and business expansion experience in financial services, risk and governance disciplines, and diverse business maturities. His willingness to seek new challenges, resilience, energy, intellect, and desire to make a difference make him a great fit for the Group.”

Commenting on the board appointment, Christopher noted: “I am truly honored to join the Board of Equity Group, one of the fastest-growing financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and at a time when we are expanding our footprint in DRC.”

Christopher holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Certification in Theory of Accounting (CTA) from the University of Cape Town.

He is a Chartered Accountant of South Africa and completed a Columbia Senior Executive Program.

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