Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Dr. Aasim Ahmad Qureshi to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director. He will also serve as a nominee of Qatar National Bank.
Following his appointment, Dr. Qureshi will be replacing Abdulla M. Al Khalifa on the ETI
Board of Directors.
A look at Dr. Aasim Ahmad Qureshi’s profile
Dr. Qureshi has over 20 years’ experience as a senior manager across investment banking, law, and medicine.
He is currently the Managing Director, Investment Banking at QNB Capital LLC. He holds a Senior Executive position in QNB Capital in London and Paris. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of a multi-million-dollar Qatar Central Bank Regulated Fund and oversees a significant European real estate portfolio.
Prior to joining QNB Group in 2008, he was an investment banker at Nomura Code Securities Limited and a lawyer with CMS Cameron Mckenna LLP, advising private and listed corporate clients. He holds various postgraduate qualifications in Law, Management and Medicine.
Dr. Qureshi has significant capital market experience, having raised over US$50 billion in corporate and sovereign bonds and US$4.5 billion in primary and secondary Initial Public Offers.
He is a highly experienced adviser to private and listed companies on all aspects of corporate financing strategies, oversees Mergers and Acquisitions transactions from origination to close and manages complex corporate restructurings.
About ETI
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides retail, corporate, and investment banking services in Africa and internationally.
The company operates through Corporate & Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, and Consumer Banking segments.
ETI serves multinationals, regional companies, government and government agencies, financial institutions and international organisations, local corporates, small and medium corporates (SMEs), schools, churches and local non-governmental organisations, and public sector.
It operates 927 branches and offices, and 2,665 ATMs. Ecobank Transnational Incorporated was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lomé, Togo.
