Absa Bank Appoints Abdi Mohamed To Replace Jeremy Awori

The Board of Absa Bank Kenya has announced that Abdi Mohamed will be assuming the office of CEO and Managing Director of Absa Kenya, subject to regulatory approvals.

“This decision follows a rigorous recruitment process conducted between October 2022 and February 2023,” said the lender in a statement.

Abdi is a Kenyan with over twenty-eight (28) years of experience in the financial sector and has held various executive positions within Absa Group.

He is currently the Managing Director of Absa Bank Tanzania and acting Managing Executive for Retail and Business Banking, Africa Regional Operations, Absa- a role that spans multiple geographies where Absa operates within Africa.

He has also previously served as Chief Operating Officer for the Bank in Kenya. Other roles that he has held within the organization include Retail & Business Banking Director in Kenya and Zambia, and Operations Efficiency Manager, at Barclays Global Retail & Commercial Banking, London.

Abdi Mohamed holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) – from Kenyatta University, a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) – from Edith Cowan University, and an Advanced Management Programme (IMD Business School – Switzerland).

The Board takes this opportunity to sincerely thank Yusuf Omari, who has been the Interim Managing Director, for his commitment while serving in this role. Yusuf will continue as the Interim Managing Director until such time when the regulatory approval process in respect of Abdi’s appointment is completed.

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