Nasim Devji

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Nasim Devji
Born
Kenya
Education Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
(Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
Chartered Institute of Taxation
(Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation)
Kenya Institute of Bankers
(Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Bankers)
Kenya Institute of Directors
(Member of the Kenya Institute of Directors)
OccupationAccountant, Businesswoman, Banker, Corporate Executive
Years active1996 — present
Known forLeadership, Banking expertise

Nasim Mohamed Devji, is a Kenyan businesswoman, accountant and corporate executive, who serves as the managing director and chief executive officer of Diamond Trust Bank Group, a commercial banking conglomerate, with headquarters in Nairobi and banking subsidiaries in Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. [1]

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Early life and education

Following the completion of her high school education in Tanzania, she traveled overseas for her post-secondary education, in 1971. [2]

Mrs Devji is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, and Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Bankers. She is also a Member of the Kenya Institute of Directors. [1]

Career

When she returned to Kenya in 1996, she was hired by Diamond Trust Bank Group as the regional financial controller. Five years later, she was promoted to the position of group managing director and group chief executive officer. She concurrently serves as the chief executive officer of the Kenyan subsidiary, Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Limited. [2]

Other considerations

As of March 2019, Nasim Devji is one of five women who serve as chief executive officers at Kenyan commercial banks. The other four female CEOs are (a) Betty Korir, at Credit Bank (b) Rebecca Mbithi at Family Bank (c) Anne Karanja, at Kenya Post Office Savings Bank and (d) Joyce Ann Wainaina, at Citibank Kenya. [3]

Nasim Devji is a director of Diamond Trust Bank (Tanzania) Limited, Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) Limited and Diamond Trust Bank (Burundi) Limited. She also sits on the boards of Diamond Trust Insurance Agency Limited, Jubilee Insurance Burundi and the Deposit Protection Fund Board of Kenya. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Diamond Trust Bank Group (March 2019). "Diamond Trust Bank Group: Board of Directors". Nairobi: Diamond Trust Bank Group . Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Situma, Evelyn (12 March 2015). "How Diamond Trust Bank CEO stays on top of her game". Business Daily Africa . Nairobi. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Muhatia, Abel (26 February 2019). "Family Bank appoints Rebecca Mbithi as new CEO". The Star (Kenya) . Nairobi. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Nasim Devji (March 2019). "Nasim Devji: Group CEO and Managing Director at Diamond Trust Bank". LinkedIn . Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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