Paul Muthaura

Paul Muthaura became an independent member of the IESBA in January 2023.

Mr. Muthaura is an independent consultant supporting on one hand, the development of capital markets in emerging African jurisdictions; On the other hand, he drives the twinning of realizable transitions to greater resilience, inclusion and carbon neutrality with the stimulation of economic value in developing economies.  He is the Africa Chair for the Impact Infrastructure Commission; a Board Member of ICEA LION Asset Management; an Independent Member of the Financial Sector Deepening Trust, Kenya; and a Member of the Securities Advisory Board of the Toronto Centre for Global Leadership in Financial Supervision.

Mr. Muthaura has previously been the Chief Executive Officer of ICEA LION General Insurance Kenya, the first African member of the Financial Stability Board TCFD insurer pilot group.   Prior to that, he was the Chief Executive of the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya.  In his term at CMA, he was the Africa and Middle East Regional Committee Chair on the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO); Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the East African Securities Regulatory Authorities; and a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for Sub-Saharan Africa.