ABDI MOHAMED
| DATE OF BIRTH | Unknown |
| GENDER | Male |
| OCCUPATION | Absa Bank CEO |
Biography
Abdi Mohamed is the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Absa Bank Kenya. He succeeded Jeremy Awori who stepped down on October 31, 2022, to become CEO of Ecobank Group.
Mohamed is an accomplished leader and senior executive in banking with over 15 years’ experience in senior leadership in the industry.
Additionally, he has extensive experience in various African and European markets.
Abdi Mohamed Education
Abdi completed his Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) in Business Administration at Kenyatta University from 1989 to 1992.
He then pursued an MBA in International Business at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia, from 2006 to 2007.
Additionally, he attended the Advanced Management Programme (AMP) at IMD from 2019 to 2021.
Career
Mohamed is currently the Managing Director/CEO of Absa Bank Kenya, a position that he has held since May 2023.
He began working with the bank 28 years ago at the Garissa branch and has since held various executive positions within the Group.
Prior to this, he served as the Managing Director/CEO of Absa Bank Tanzania Limited from February 2020 to May 2023, where he successfully led the rebranding of the organization from Barclays to Absa.
His tenure at Barclays Bank Tanzania began in May 2016 as Managing Director, during which he embarked on a four-year transformation journey, driving faster-than-market growth and superior shareholder returns.
Before that, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Barclays Bank Kenya from February 2012 to April 2016, providing strategic leadership to service delivery and support teams.
His earlier roles include Consumer Banking Director at Barclays, Regional Head of Islamic Banking for East and West Africa, and Retail Director at Barclays Bank Zambia, where he developed and executed strategies that significantly expanded the retail bank and achieved market leadership in Zambia.
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