Family Bank’s new board chair, Francis Gitau Mungai, has passed away just three weeks after being appointed to replace the retiring Wilfred Kiboro.
The Family Bank board of directors and management announced his passing while he was receiving treatment in the United States.
Architect Francis Gitau Mungai had been a member of the Family Bank Limited Board since 2016 and served as Vice Chairman for the past two years before his recent appointment as Chairman.
He chaired the Board Credit Committee and the Board Human Resource Committee and was a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee.
Additionally, he served as a Director of Pesa Pap Digital, a subsidiary of Family Bank Ltd. Before joining the Board, Mungai had supported the institution both as a customer and as an architect since 1996.
He made invaluable contributions to the bank’s growth and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Mungai was a seasoned professional with over 30 years of expertise in architecture and contract management.
He was a founding partner of Aaki Consultants, Architects, and Urban Designers and held leadership roles at prominent firms such as Triad Architects in Nairobi and Urban Innovation Group (UIG) in Los Angeles.
Mungai held a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Bachelor of Architecture degree with First-Class Honours from the University of Nairobi.
He was also a Fellow of the Architectural Association of Kenya (FAAK) and was registered by the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors of Kenya.
