Introduction
Absa Group Limited is one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups offering a complete range of banking, insurance and wealth-management products and services. It is a subsidiary of global financial services provider Barclays Bank PLC, which has an equity interest of 55.5% in the Group.
‘Exposure to worldwide concepts’
‘Working at Absa is a great opportunity to interact with people who are innovative and inspired by positive change. For me, the greatest thing about Absa (and through Absa, being a part of global giant Barclays) is the exposure to worldwide concepts rather than those from a specific market. ‘By being exposed to different products and markets, I am establishing a toolkit which will allow me to follow opportunities that go beyond South Africa.’
Kim Royds, Managing Executive: Retail Bank Collections, joined Absa in 2009. Royds is responsible for lowering the Bank’s impairments and motivating a team of over 2 000 people to achieve their targets.