Nazim Mahmood

Absa Group Completes Renaming of 12 African Subsidiaries; nears complete separation from Barclays

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFinanceThe Big StoryFebruary 12, 2020February 13, 2020

Absa Group Limited’s Barclays-branded subsidiaries in seven African countries – Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania and Zambia – were renamed as ‘Absa’ today, February 12th 2019, completing the name…

PEOPLE, MONEY & POWER: Uganda’s 45 Most Powerful and Influential People in Banking, 2019

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 17, 2019January 15, 2023

The total assets of Uganda’s financial services industry reached UGX.45.81 trillion, or 44.3 percent of Uganda’s GDP, as at end December 2018. The banking sector, dominated 69% of these assets,…

Barclays officially becomes Absa Bank Uganda; BoU recognises name change with license

by theceomaCompany NewsNovember 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Absa Bank Uganda, a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited has today received the license to operateand trade under its new name from Bank of Uganda. Formerly known as Barclays Bank…

EXCLUSIVE: Barclays’ Retail Director Kumaran Pather to head Orient Bank as Standard Chartered’ Robert Wanok heads to dfcu Bank

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFinanceThe Big StoryNovember 2, 2019November 2, 2019

Hardly two years after assuming the role of Retail Banking Director at Barclays Bank, Uganda, Kumaran Pather is said to be headed to Orient Bank as Managing Director. According to…

Why Absa tapped Nazim Mahmood, to complete its separation with Barclays in Uganda

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsFinanceThe Big StorySeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019

When it comes to migration, integration and rebranding, Barclays Bank has had a nasty experience in Uganda before. The 2009/10 integration of newly acquired Nile Bank into Barclays was such…

Barclays Uganda to complete changeover to Absa by mid-2020

by CEO ReporterFinanceSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019

“The rebrand is in line with Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited’s parent company, Absa Group’s 2018 decision to rebrand all operations across the continent to Absa in a carefully managed…