James Mwangi, the CEO of Equity Bank, Kenya has been named the 2012 Forbes Africa Person of the Year by Forbes Magazine. Mwangi beat four other nominees to earn the honour during a ceremony held last night in Lagos.
Dr Mwangi was honored for playing a central role in making Equity Bank the largest bank in East and Central Africa, with more than seven million accounts in Kenya alone. He has also played a crucial role in ensuring banking services, including loans, are available to low income people who previously have in the past been left out of banking services.
This post was written by
Wana – who has written 1941 posts on 360Nobs.com.
Blogger. Writer. Ranter. 3-time Gold Medalist at the Moin-Moin Olympics. Jet Li's distant nephew. Lead singer of fictional rock band, 20 Minutes To Ogbomosho. 7 shades of Awesome. Music Enthusiast.
![360EVENTS: Presenting The TARUWA FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS IN NIGERIA [TAF]](http://cdn.360nobs.pagenanny.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/TARUWA-ARTS-FESTIVAL-2013360nobs.com_-50x50.jpg)
I like that__ Africa is making progress.