Eva Ngigi Joins Visa To Oversee Kenya Operations

Eva Ngigi Sarwari has been appointed the new Country Manager for Kenya at Visa, reporting to Corine Mbiaketcha, Vice President and General Manager for Visa in East Africa.

Ngigi will serve as the Senior Business Development Leader and Country Manager for Kenya and will be part of the East Africa Leadership team.

Before her role at SC Ventures, Eva worked in the transaction banking department at Standard Chartered Bank, where she became the transaction banking head for the commercial banking segment across East Africa. She helped develop and execute the sales strategy to deliver revenue ambitions and increase client penetration for the bank by actively promoting the bank’s network and product capabilities.

The financial services expert has 15 years’ experience in the banking industry and has served in various roles at several banking institutions in Kenya’s including CfC Stanbic and Co-operative Bank of Kenya, with her most recent role being Project Lead at SC Ventures by Standard Chartered.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Marketing Management from Moi University, a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi, and a post-graduate diploma in Digital Business from Emeritus, Singapore. She has also taken part in the Oxford Fintech Programme at the Said Business School, University of Oxford.