Until his suspension on March 29, 2015, Mr. Munir Sheikh Ahmed was the CEO of National Bank of Kenya (NBK). He had served as Managing Director at National Bank Of Kenya Ltd since June 7, 2012.
He is a career Banker who has worked in senior positions in Standard Chartered Bank for a period spanning 17 years, locally and internationally.
In Q3 2015,  NBK declared the highest profit in its 48 years of existence. Further, in 2015, NBK scooped the best Islamic Shariah Compliant in East Africa with her National Amanah – Islamic Shariah Compliant Window.
Mr. Munir started his career as an auditor with Price Waterhouse in 1990. He later moved to Esso Oil Company Ltd, Nairobi as a Financial and Planning Manager in 1993. In 1996 he moved into banking joining Standard Chartered Bank – (K) Ltd, Nairobi as a Manager, Business Finance, Strategy and Project Appraisals.
While at Standard Chartered Bank, Munir served in different positions and regions as:
- Manager Group Business Performance
- Group Finance Division in London UK
- Financial Controller – Standard Chartered Kenya,
- Regional Head (Africa Finance Shared Services),
- Chief Financial Officer (Consumer Bank Africa Region and Regional Head Business Intelligence Unit), roles he served in London and Johannesburg for 5 years
- Chief Financial Officer (South Africa)
- Director (Transaction Banking and Africa Regional Head – Kenya) and Head of Compliance and Assurance (East Africa).
In 2014 Mr. Munir won the prestigious CEO of the Year at the Think Business Banking Awards and the best banking CEO.
He is holder of a Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degrees from University of Nairobi.
On March 29, 2015, Munir Ahmed together with five other senior managers at NBK were sent on forced leave to pave way for internal audit. By the time of their suspension, NBK was the only listed bank that was yet to release its full year results.
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