Tajudeen Ahmed has had an eventful, over 20 years’ career, spanning three sectors: Consulting, Banking, and Manufacturing. Currently, he is the General Manager/Group Head Business Development at BUA Group.
Previously, he was a Senior Consultant at the globally-acclaimed professional firm, Arthur Andersen (now known as KPMG), and later, Head of Strategy at Financial Control & Strategic Planning Department of Zenith Bank Plc.
He moved to Skye Bank Plc in 2008 to start and head its Strategy Department; and in 2012, he rose to become Assistant General Manager (AGM)/Group Head of Strategic Planning & Project Management Office (PMO), where he led and executed several organization-defining projects.
Mr. Ahmed holds B.Sc. Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, as Best Graduate in department and faculty, and an MBA (Distinction) from University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
He is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (FICA), Fellow of Nigeria Leadership Initiative (FNLI) awarded by Yale University, USA; Honorary Senior Member (HCIB) of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He is also an Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (AMNIM), member of Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN); and an alumnus of Lagos Business School (LBS) Senior Management Program 42 (SMP 42) where he was initially elected Class Alumni Vice President in 2011, and subsequently elected as President, since 2013.