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Jabu Mphabo
Chief Banking Officer
Qualifications: CA (SA), CFA, MBA (GIBS), PGDip (GIBS), PGDA (UCT), BBusSci (UCT)
Appointed: 01 November 2024.
Jabu is a senior banking executive with 15 years’ experience in banking and investments, offering a rare combination of deep strategic and operational leadership, coupled with disciplined investment expertise. Currently serving as Chief Banking Officer, leading a multi-disciplinary function across client coverage, corporate finance & investments, legal, product development, pricing, client insights, client channels, and CRM management - driving operational excellence and company-wide growth execution. Complementing this, Jabu has extensive investment experience gained through leading corporate finance, M&A, and distressed credit investment mandates and teams. His diverse sectoral exposure includes banking, agriculture, insurance brokerage, mining, fintech payments services, building materials, and advertising. A commercially astute and strategic leader with a strong track record in deal origination & evaluation, transaction structuring, portfolio & operational optimization, people management, leadership and growth delivery. He is a CA(SA), CFA, and MBA-qualified professional, with a reputation for consistent high performance and impactful leadership.