AfreximBank President, Benedict Oramah
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has appointed Idrissa Diop, formerly of Ecobank Transnational Inc., as its new Director of Compliance.
Mr.
Diop, who, until his appointment, was Ecobank’s Group Head of
Compliance, replaces Maureen Mba, who retired from Afreximbank in May
after a long meritorious service.
The
new Director comes with 20 years’ experience from various European
financial institutions and the Ecobank Group, which he joined in June
2011. Prior to joining Ecobank, he worked for 10 years in Luxembourg,
holding Senior Compliance Manager positions within such financial
institutions as Schroders Investment Managers Luxembourg and Amundi
Luxembourg (Credit Agricole Group). He was also a Senior Internal
Auditor specialising in dealing room activities at Societe Generale
Bank & Trust Luxembourg.
Mr.
Diop began his career as an internal auditor in Paris in 1998 with
Amundi (formerly Crédit Agricole Asset Management) and joined CIC
Est bank in Strasbourg as Senior Internal Auditor before relocating
to Luxembourg in December 2001.
Mr.
Diop received his training in France and holds a Master of Finance
from Panthéon-Sorbonne University; a postgraduate degree in
Financial Strategies from University of Cergy Pontoise; a Master of
Internal Audit from René Descartes University, Paris V; and a
diploma in Islamic Finance from University of Strasbourg. He is a
member of the SWIFT Board Compliance Advisory Committee which advises
SWIFT on tackling and setting standards against financial crimes and
money laundering and terrorism financing risks.
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