Guardian Bank
Guardian Bank, whose full name is Guardian Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya with headquarters in Nairobi. It is licensed by Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator.
, the bank was a medium-sized retail bank, with an asset base totaling approximately KSh.16.186 billion/=, and shareholders' equity of about KSh.2.557 billion/=. ranked Guardian, with a market share of 0.40%, the 26th largest Kenyan bank among 43 licensed financial institutions in its class.
History
Guardian Bank was established in 1992 as Euro Finance Limited, a non-bank financial institution. As a result of the changes in the banking laws of Kenya, Euro Finance Limited converted into a commercial bank in 1996 and rebranded to Guardian Bank Limited. In December 1999, the bank merged with Guilders International Bank Limited, keeping its current name, after the merger.Ownership
The stock of Guardian Bank is privately held. The detailed shareholding in the bank is not widely publicly known. The bank operates as a subsidiary of Chandaria Industries Limited, a business conglomerate that is also in involved in manufacture of paper, paper products, toilet tissue, facial tissues and other paper derivatives.Branch network
, Guardian Bank Limited maintains branches at the following locations:- Nairobi
- * Head Office - 1st & 2nd Floors, Guardian Centre, Biashara Street, Nairobi
- * Biashara Street Branch - Guardian Centre, Biashara Street, Nairobi
- * Mombasa Road Branch - Ground Floor, Tulip House, Nairobi
- * Westlands Branch - Brick Court House, Mpaka Road, Westlands, Nairobi
- * Ngong Road Branch - Ground Floor, The Greenhouse, Ngong Road, Nairobi
- Western
- * Eldoret Branch - Biharilal House, Uganda Road, Eldoret
- * Kisumu Branch - Ground Floor, Amalo Plaza, Oginga Odinga Road, Kisumu
- * Nakuru Branch - Ground Floor, Parana House, Kenyatta Avenue, Nakuru
- Coastal
- * Mombasa Branch - Oriental Building, Nkrumah Road, Mombasa
- * Nyali Branch - Ground Floor, Links Plaza, Links Road, Nyali