‘An excellent team player’, Paul Ndungi has over a decade’s financial experience, joining Barclays Bank of Kenya in July 2015. In his previous role as Ecobank Kenya’s legal head, Ndungi stood out for his efforts to cement ties with the business and increase involvement with strategic decision-making.

‘We have an important role to play in organisations that needs to be highlighted’, he says on the role corporate counsel. When it comes to private practice, he suggests firms could improve relationships with clients, by managing expectations more effectively, particularly in relation to deadlines.