Barclays chief gets Africa job
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- Also joining the board is Mr Alex Darko, a 61-year-old independent consultant, who has previously served in various positions at AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.
Barclays Bank Kenya chairman Francis Okomo-Okello has been appointed to the board of Barclays Africa Group Limited.
He is, with effect from today, an independent non-executive director of the group through which Barclays Plc, the bank’s holding company, owns its Africa businesses.
Also joining the board is Mr Alex Darko, a 61-year-old independent consultant, who has previously served in various positions at AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.
“This is in line with our previously stated intention to appoint two additional board members to reflect the pan-African nature of the group,” Barclays Africa Group chairman Wendy Lucas-Bull said in a statement yesterday.
Mr Okello joined the board of Barclays Bank Kenya in August 2003 and was elected chairman in April 2005. He is currently the executive director in charge of legal and corporate affairs at the Industrial Promotion Services Group, a partner to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
