Jaiz Bank Appoints Ahmed Hassan as Acting Chief Executive

James Emejo in Abuja

The Board of Jaiz Bank Plc, has approved the appointment of Ahmed Alhaji Hassan as the acting Managing Director/ Chief Executive of the bank.

The development followed the exit of the bank’s former chief executive, Dr. Salisu Sirajo, who resigned his appointment and proceeded on a terminal leave.

Until his new appointment, Hassan was the Executive Director, Operation/Chief Financial Officer of the bank – with over 29 years of cognate banking, industrial and academic experiences.

He started as a Lecturer of Accounting and Finance at Bayero University, Kano before joining the Banking/ Finance Industry.

A statement issued by the management yesterday described him as a shrewd banker who had worked in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), former New Africa Merchant Bank Ltd, NAL Merchant Bank (now Sterling Bank), NUB / FINBANK (now part of FCMB) and had a brief stint with Dangote Group as the Financial Controller of Kano Flour Mills.

Hassan’s banking experience covers corporate finance, banking operations, risk management, financial controls and branch /regional banking.