Deon Raju

Executive / Chief Financial Officer
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About

Deon was appointed as Group Financial Director on 26 April 2024 and he joined the Board on the same day.
Prior to this role, he was Absa’s Group Chief Risk Officer from 1 June 2021 and was a member of the Executive Committee and the Group Treasurer 5 years before that, where he was primarily responsible for the liquidity risk, funding, capital, and non-traded market risks of the Group.

He is a member of the Models Committee (MC), Group Risk and Capital Management Committee (GRCMC), Group Credit Risk Committee (GCRC) and Information Technology Committee (ITC).
Deon has been with Absa for over 20 years and has held a variety of roles within the organisation – including roles within Enterprise Risk, Finance, Investment Banking, Credit Portfolio Management and Global Markets.
He is a seasoned banking professional with deep institutional knowledge of the Group, as well extensive and diversified banking experience in business, finance and risk management.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Raju
M/F: Male
Nationality: South Africa
Country of Birth: South Africa
Language: English
Qualification: B.Com (Hons), CA(SA), CFA
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
ABSA Group LimitedRisk & ComplianceMember26/04/2024
ABSA Group LimitedBoardMember26/04/2024
ABSA Group LimitedTechnologyMember26/04/2024
ABSA Group LimitedExecutiveMember26/04/2024
ABSA Group LimitedOtherMember26/04/2024

 

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