Deon Raju

Deon Raju was appointed as Absa’s Group Chief Risk Officer with effect from 1 June 2021 and is a member of the Executive Committee.

Deon has been with Absa for over 20 years of his 22 years in banking. Most recently, Deon was the Group Treasurer, primarily responsible for the liquidity risk, funding, capital, and non-traded market risks of the Group. Deon has held a variety of roles within the organisation, including within Enterprise Risk, Finance, Investment Banking, Credit Portfolio Management and Global Markets, and is a seasoned banking professional with deep institutional knowledge of the Group, as well extensive and diversified banking experience in business, finance and risk management.