Mr. Godfrey J. Ng’urah is a seasoned banker with an illustrious career spanning over 18 years in commercial banking and cooperatives. His expertise encompasses business turnaround, digital transformation, credit portfolio management and strategic project management. He has demonstrated a remarkable ability to drive results, lead with agility and deliver measurable outcomes across various organizations.

Mr. Ng’urah has served as the Managing Director of Kilimanjaro Cooperative Bank Limited (KCBL), where he led the transformation of the bank from a struggling community entity into a full-fledged commercial institution, now known as the Cooperative Bank of Tanzania. Mr. Ng’urah’s visionary leadership not only revitalized the bank’s capital structure but also positioned it for sustained growth in the competitive banking landscape.

Prior to this role, Ng’urah had a successful career at CRDB Bank Plc, where he served as the Business Change Manager. He was responsible for spearheading digital  transformational initiatives aimed at improving the retail banking model, optimizing processes, and enhancing service delivery channels across CRDB’s branch network. Earlier, he served as the Senior Relationship Manager for SME Banking, where he played a key role in developing and operating the bank’s SME business strategy, driving portfolio growth, and ensuring portfolio quality.

Mr. Ng’urah holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Dar es Salaam and He is a Certified Professional Banker (TIOB), Certified Leadership Executive from Strathmore Business School (SBS) and a  specialized expertise in  SMEs and Agribusiness Value Chain Financing. He  He has held notable governance roles, including as a Board Member of the Tanzania Co-operative Development Commission (TCDC) and as a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee of Moshi Co-operative University (MoCU).

Mr. Ng’urah brings to the Board global Banking insight and a strong reflection of his visionary and transformative  leadership, commitment to relevant cooperative banking model    to drive  Financial inclusion  and technology-powered  banking solutions. The Board  welcome and emulate   his continued leadership competencies and looks forward to his contribution in guiding the institution towards a prosperous and sustainable banking future.

Mr. Godfrey Joel Ng’urah is the General Manager of the Bank under Secondment from CRDB Bank PLC. He has been in the Banking industry for over 17 years. He is a certified Professional Banker and transformational leader with demonstrated track records to deliver on digital change management, people and process transformation, business, and customer relationship management.

EDUCATION 

Mr. Godfrey holds master’s in business administration and a Certified Value Chain Financing and SAP Enterprises System Fundamentals.

MEMBERSHIP

He served on the Board of the Tanzania Co-operative Development Commission (TCDC).

He is also a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee of Moshi Co operative University.