Family Bank Chair Dies in US, Days After His Appointment

Family Bank chairman Architect Francis Gitau Mungai is dead.

The Family Bank Board of Directors and Management in a statement on June 18 confirmed his death, stating that he died while receiving treatment.

“We regret to announce the death of our newly appointed Chairman Architect Francis Gitau Mungai, who passed on while receiving treatment in the United States,” read the part of the statement.

“On behalf of the entire Family Bank fraternity, we would like to convey our sincere and most heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and the architectural community during this difficult period.”

The Board members said Gitau made invaluable contributions to the growth of the Bank, and that he will be missed immensely by all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Francis Gitau has worked with the Board of Family Bank Limited since 2016 and served as the Vice Chairman for the last two years before his recent appointment as Chairman. 

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He was appointed the Chairman of the Bank on May 24, 2024, taking over Wilfred Kiboro who was set to retire during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company.

He chaired the Board Credit Committee and the Board Human Resource Committee and was also a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee and a Director of Pesa Pap Digital, a subsidiary of Family Bank Ltd.

Prior to joining the Board, Mungai had supported the Board both as a customer and as an architect since 1996.

Gitau is the Founding Partner of Aaki Consultants, Architects, and Urban Designers, and has held positions with prominent firms such as Triad Architects in Nairobi and Urban Innovation Group (UIG) in Los Angeles.

He also served as Chairman of various boards including the National Housing Corporation (NHC), the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) Building and Infrastructure.

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Additionally, he has lectured at the University of Nairobi’s Architecture and Building Sciences Department and currently serves on the Governing Council of the Presbyterian University of East Africa.

Arch. Gitau Mungai earned 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 is a Fellow of the Architectural Association of Kenya (FAAK) and is registered with the Board of Registration of Architects & Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) in Kenya.

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