Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Charles Ringera was among the ten candidates short-listed for the Central Bank of Kenya Deputy Governor position.
According to a notice published by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on Friday, December 1, the HELB boss will appear before the commission's panel for an interview scheduled for December 14.
Ringera has been at the helm of HELB since 2013, leading the board tasked with sourcing and managing students' loans.
He holds a master's in Strategic Management from Moi University and Bachelor's Degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford University.
Among other notable names on the shortlist include former Capital Markets Authority CEO Paul Muthaura and Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Executive Director Rose Ngugi.
Muthaura has vast experience in the banking and finance sector amassed from the high-profile jobs he has held before, including his long sting at CMA.
Ngugi leads KIPRA in offering quality policy advice to the government and other key stakeholders.
Also on the list are former National Bank of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Munir Ahmed, Susan Jemtai Koech, James Teko Lopoyetum, Gerald Nyaoma, Jean Wameyo and Christopher Mwembesa.
PSC will interview the ten candidates on December 13 and 14 and later forward the selected candidate to the Parliament for vetting.
The commission advertised a vacancy on November 1 and subsequently called for applications.
Upon selection and swearing-in of a successful candidate, CBK will have two deputy governors to assist the current governor Patrick Njoroge, in managing the operations of Kenya's monetary authority.
The bank had been operating with only one assistant governor for a period of five years against the dictates of the law under the Central Bank of Kenya Act.
