YDH Business Advisory Services · Nairobi
Independent advice for stronger financial institutions.
YDH is a specialist advisory firm serving financial institutions across East and Southern Africa. We bring senior experience in financial services, strategy, policy and governance to work that matters to our clients.
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Experienced advisers, directly involved.
YDH Business Advisory Services is a Nairobi-based advisory firm founded by Dr Habil Olaka, EBS. We work with banks, insurers, development finance institutions, microfinance institutions, regulators and other financial-sector organisations.
Our work draws on long experience in institutional leadership, banking, financial-sector policy, corporate governance, technology and organisational change.
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Four areas of advisory expertise
We work across connected areas of financial-sector advisory, providing independent analysis and practical support according to each institution’s needs.
Financial services advisory
Business models, institutional performance, risk and financial-sector development.
Strategy and delivery
Strategy reviews, operating models, performance measures and implementation support.
Policy and advocacy
Regulatory issues, sector policy, institutional partnerships and stakeholder engagement.
Corporate governance
Board effectiveness, accountability, oversight and governance arrangements.
Our leadership
Two principals with complementary experience.
The people you meet are the people who lead the work.
Meet our principals →Dr Habil Olaka, EBS
Financial-sector leadership, banking, strategy, policy and governance.
Saddiq Mwai
Banking, institutional transformation, technology governance and strategy implementation.
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We welcome enquiries from institutions seeking experienced, independent advice on strategy, governance and financial-sector priorities.
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