Muneer Ismail

Chief Executive, Commercial and Corporate Bank, FNB Commercial and Corporate Bank

Muneer Ismail is Chief Executive, Commercial and Corporate Bank of FNB Commercial and Corporate Bank, in the role since April 2026.

The commercial and corporate bank was created in FirstRand's April 2026 restructuring, taking in FNB's enterprise and public sector clients. Ismail joined FirstRand in 2025 from HSBC South Africa.

In the job

  1. FirstRand announced Ismail as group executive for corporate and enterprise banking from 1 July 2025, to integrate service to commercial and corporate clients. Source

  2. FirstRand placed FNB's enterprise and public sector businesses under a new commercial and corporate bank run by Ismail. Source

Career before

  1. CEO, Deutsche Bank South Africa
  2. CEO, HSBC South Africa
  3. 2025-2026Group Executive: Corporate and Enterprise Banking, FirstRand

Education

Originally studied engineering

Sources

  1. businessday.co.za
  2. bizcommunity.com
  3. businesstech.co.za
  4. businessday.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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