Evans Munyuki is an award-winning authority in digital, a highly-sought-after speaker, and is the author of "Building a Digital Bank." He is also the author of "Up For Digital Transformation in The Gig Economy," and "The Manifesto For Sons & Daughters." He was previously the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Emirates NBD (Emirates National Bank of Dubai). He is the Founder & Ex-Head of Dubai’s digital business bank, E20., he is a published author, and he has written many industry white papers.
Evans won the prestigious award: “Digital Personality of The Year - 2020,” in Dubai, and he also won the award “Finnovator of the Year - 2019” in Dubai, awarded by Finnovex.
In addition to being an award-winning leader in digital, Evans is a sought-after speaker, a published author, and is a digitally savvy leader and practitioner having experience running more than 350 projects in his career.
Evans has led organizations as large as 1,250 people. He has led teams covering a broad spectrum of areas including: Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Analytics (AI & AA), Robotics, Process Design, Reengineering, Design (Visual Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture), Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Strategy, Digital Marketing, Digital Channels, Alternative business models, software development, enterprise architecture, business analysis, project management, and more.
He is a seasoned digital business leader with 28+ years of experience leading financial and technology organizations in listed companies across both mature and emerging markets, as well as entrepreneurial companies. He builds, deploys, and runs digital banks and high-tech businesses and is passionate about SMEs (small and medium enterprises). He is a keen advocate of fintechs, startups, and freelancers in our gig-workers’ era, the gig economy.
Before joining Emirates NBD, Evans undertook multiple CDO, CIO and P&L business leadership roles across a combination of traditional financial and technology companies across American, European, Middle Eastern, and African markets. Evans was also CDO and CIO of a rapid growth, German-listed FinTech operating across 14 African and European markets.
In addition to multiple certifications, he holds certification as an Institute of Directors (IOD SA) Certified Director, a Master’s Degree in Project Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science in Electronics Engineering from the USA.
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