Zaid Moola

Chief Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking, Absa CIB

Zaid Moola is Chief Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking of Absa CIB, in the role since January 2026.

Absa CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Absa Group. Moola was recruited from Standard Bank, where he had worked since 2003, as part of a wider rebuild of the Absa executive team.

In the job

  1. Moola was appointed Chief Executive of Absa's corporate and investment banking business, having joined the group on 1 December 2025. Source

  2. Absa appointed Adegbesan as managing executive for CIB Africa Regions, reporting to Moola. Source

  3. Interim CIB chief executive Yasmin Masithela left the bank at the end of June as Absa onboarded new executives. Source

Career before

  1. 2003Joined Standard Bank
  2. Head of Client Coverage South Africa, Standard Bank
  3. Head of CIB South Africa, Standard Bank
  4. Head of Global Markets, CIB, Standard Bank

Education

BCom and Diploma in Accounting Honours, University of Natal; CA(SA); Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD

Sources

  1. absa.africa
  2. absa.co.za
  3. businessday.co.za
  4. timeslive.co.za
  5. businesstech.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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