Lawal Jibrin Ahmed

Mr. Ahmed is currently the Executive Director overseeing the North & Public Sector Directorate of Keystone Bank Limited. He has over 19 years post-call experience that cuts across Legal Practice, Banking Regulation, Process Improvement, Conflict Resolution, Project Management and Regulatory Compliance

He started his working career at the Abuja Investment and Property Development Company in 2002 as a Legal Officer, where he spent 2 years before leaving for Central Bank of Nigeria in 2004 as a Bank Examiner in the Banking Supervision Department.

In 2016, Mr. Ahmed joined Sun Trust Bank Nigeria Ltd as the Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel/Company Secretary, a position he held till he moved to East Atlantic Strategic Partners in 2017 as a Managing Partner.

In 2018, Mr. Ahmed joined Keystone Bank Limited as the Chief Compliance Officer, a position he held till his elevation to Executive Director North & Public Sector in July 2019.

Mr. Ahmed holds an LL.B Degree from the University of Jos, and an LL.M Degree from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Compliance Institute of Nigeria (FCIN) and has attended top global educational and professional institutions including the London School of Economics (LSE), UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Management Delft, Netherlands, the Clingendael Institute for International Relations, Den Haag, Netherlands, US Federal Reserve; Washington DC, USA and Financial Stability Institute of the Bank for International Settlements.