Job Title: CFO
Company: African Bank
Anbann Chetti has been the group CFO and an executive director at African Bank since August 2023. He joined the bank from Capitec, where he was the divisional executive of the Finance Management Retail division.
He has been in the banking industry his entire career, serving in various head of finance (CFO) roles within Nedbank’s Private Wealth South Africa and Corporate Banking divisions, as well as other senior finance roles within Standard Bank’s Global Markets South Africa, Interest Rate and Money Market and Acquisition Finance Group divisions.
Anbann’s career started at Absa as the head of specialised finance transaction management. This was at the same time that he completed his masters in international accountancy at the University of Johannesburg. He has a CTA and a BAcc degree from the University of Durban Westville, and has completed various executive development programs.
Work
2023 – Present Group Chief Financial Officer, African Bank
2019 – 2023 Divisional Executive: Financial Management Retail, Capitec Bank
2015 – 2018 Head: Finance, Nedbank Private Wealth South Africa
2013 – 2015 Head: Finance, Nedbank Corporate Banking
2011 – 2013 Head: MI - Global Markets South Africa, Standard Bank
2010 – 2011 Head: Product Control - Interest Rate and Money Market, Standard Bank
2007 – 2010 Portfolio Manager - Acquisition Finance Group, Standard Bank
2006 – 2007 Head: Specialised Finance Transaction Management, Absa
Education
2021 – 2022 Executive Development Program, Business Leadership and Agility, Duke University
2014 – 2015 Executive Development Program, Business Leadership, GIBS Business School
2005 – 2007 Masters in International Accountancy, University of Johannesburg
1998 – 1998 CTA, University of Durban Westville
1994 – 1997 BAcc, University of Durban Westville
About company: African Bank, is a retail bank in South Africa, that offers financial products and services. The Bank is licensed as a "locally controlled bank" by the South African Reserve Bank.
