Hesham Abdelhay | Chief Finance Officer
CIB KENYA BANK

Hesham Abdelhay is the Chief Finance Officer of Commercial International Bank (CIB) Kenya, the Nairobi-based subsidiary of Egypt’s largest private-sector bank. With over 20 years of experience in banking and finance across Egypt and East Africa, he leads CIB Kenya’s financial strategy, capital management, and its positioning as a cross-border trade finance hub. As part of CIB Kenya’s executive team, Hesham helped steer the bank through a landmark turnaround to profitability and sustained growth. A vocal advocate for technology-led banking, he champions the bank’s AI adoption agenda and writes and speaks on the impact of AI, embedded finance, and digital transformation on emerging-market banking. A Fellow of the ACCA (FCCA) with an MSc in Professional Accountancy (Distinction) from the University of London and an Executive MBA from London Business School, Hesham is a recognised voice on African finance and the Africa–China corridor. He has spoken at forums including the 2026 Global Executive Exchange in the Greater Bay Area in Shenzhen, FINNOVEX, Seamless East Africa, and the Africa Fintech Forum, where he was named Financial Inclusion Champion in 2025. He has also contributed to four ACCA global research papers on themes spanning sustainable finance, CFO value creation, and the future of the accountancy profession.