Abdi Mohamed has been appointed as the new managing director and CEO of Absa Bank Kenya.

Mohamed takes over from Jeremy Awori who left the lender late last year to join Ecobank as the new boss.

Mohamed has held various executive positions within Absa Group, having started his career at Absa (Barclays) Garissa branch 28 years ago.

Abdi Mohamed’s current job

He is currently the Managing Director of Absa Bank Tanzania and acting Managing Executive for Retail and Business Banking, Africa Regional Operations, Absa.

He was previously the Chief Operating Officer for the Bank in Kenya and has also served as Retail & Business Banking Director in Kenya and Zambia.

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