Charles Russon

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About

Charles was appointed as Interim Group Chief Executive Officer on 15 October 2024 and he joined the Board on the same date. Prior to the appointment date, he was Chief Executive of Absa’s Corporate and Investment Bank (“CIB”).
His earlier roles within the Group included a number of leadership positions such as Acting Group Executive: Absa Regional Operations; Group Chief Operating Officer; Regional Head of Finance; Chief Operating Officer of Corporate and Investment Banking; and Chief Executive: Engineering Services.

He joined the Group in 2006 and the Executive Committee in 2014.
He is a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC), Social, Sustainability and Ethics Committee (SSEC), and Information Technology Committee (ITC). He completed his articles with KPMG and then joined Merrill Lynch in London as financial controller for credit products. Charles worked for Deutsche Bank in London and Frankfurt from 1998 to 2006 as the rates Head of Product Control before he joined Absa Capital in September 2006 as Chief Financial Officer.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Russon
M/F: Male
Nationality: South Africa
Country of Birth: South Africa
Language: English
Qualification: CA(SA)
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
ABSA Group LimitedSocial & EthicsMember15/10/2024
ABSA Group LimitedTechnologyMember15/10/2024
ABSA Group LimitedBoardMember15/10/2024
ABSA Group LimitedExecutiveMember15/10/2024
ABSA Group LimitedRisk & ComplianceMember15/10/2024

 

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