Ecobank drives women representation on Board to 55 per cent on new appointment

Ecobank Kenya has raised women's representation on its board to 55 per cent following the appointment of Risper Alaro as a Non-Executive Director, strengthening the lender's push for gender diversity in corporate leadership.Alaro's appointment, which was approved by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), brings the number of women on the bank's nine-member board to five, giving women a majority in the lender's top governance organ.