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Davidson is a certified public secretary and an advocate of the High Court with a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), specializing in Leadership, Corporate Governance and Organisational Change from the Africa University. He also holds a MBA on Strategic Management and Finance from Daystar University, a Master of Laws in Commercial and International Trade Regulation from New York University (NYU), a postgraduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law (KSL) and LL.B. from the University of Nairobi. He is also an associate chartered arbitrator. He is currently pursuing his second doctorate, a Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree at the Strathmore University.

Davidson joined Standard Chartered in April 2014 as a member of the country legal team and assistant company secretary. In April 2020, Davidson was promoted to the head of legal, responsible for Kenya and East Africa. In this capacity, he is responsible for the legal functions of the Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania subsidiaries. Davidson has been privileged to do a Short Stay Assignment (STA) in Singapore having worked with the group’s mergers and acquisition corporate legal team.

Prior to joining the bank, Davidson was the regional East and Southern Africa counsel and assistant company secretary in Britam. Prior to that he was the legal manager and assistant company secretary of Equatorial Commercial Bank (now Spire Bank). Davidson has also practiced as a senior associate at Oraro and Company Advocates in Nairobi where he represented various corporate entities and individuals in civil and criminal cases, regulatory and other government inquiries. He also represented clients in complex conveyancing, corporate commercial and intellectual property related transactions.

Davidson’s first legal exposure was at Kaplan and Stratton Advocates where he was an associate. Davidson has demonstrated thought leadership through his role in the Kenya Bankers Association Legal Committee, being a key member on implementation of the Banking Amendment Act, 2016 on capping of interest rates, a member of the Bancassurance Steering Committee in 2014; Business Operation Risk Forum, The Peoples forum, Retail Clients Incentive Plan Committee, Customer Experience Group, Outsourcing Committee and Products Pricing Committees of the Bank as well as the lead coordinator of the Champion of Governance Awards 2014 and 2015, where Standard Chartered Bank Kenya emerged the Overall Winner and Winner in the Financial and Investments Sector

. Under Davidson’s Leadership, his legal team in the bank has emerged as the NLA In-House Corporate Legal Team of the year in 2021 and NLA Runners-Up In-House Corporate Team of the year in 2024. He continues to mentor young lawyers and has done mentorship sessions at the JKUAT and KU Law Schools with his SCB legal colleagues. · Davidson has received several accolades including: Hauser Global Law Scholarship (where he was awarded a full scholarship awarded on basis of academic merit); University of Nairobi Chancellors Award, where he was recognised as the Best Law Graduate in 2006; Wambua Musili Award of best Civil Procedure Student in his 2nd Year; Ghandhi Smarak Nithi Trustees Award, where he was recognised as the Best Law Student in 2006; Sharkraben Sheth Award, where he was recognised as the best 2nd Year Student); Editor of the University of Nairobi Law Journal; Vice Chairman at the University of Nairobi Student Organisation for Law and Diplomacy (SOLAD); and a Graduate Editor for the Journal of International Law and Politics of the New York University.

Davidson is a recreational runner and fitness enthusiast having done eighteen full marathons and ultra marathons (the treacherous Mountain to Mountain 82 Kms in under 12 hours), enjoys reading and travelling. Davidson is also a dog trainer.