Nouvobanq welcomes its new CEO   |01 July 2022

The board of directors and staff of Nouvobanq are pleased to extend a warm welcome to Christophe Edmond, as he joins the Bank today as the new CEO, taking over from Ahmad Saeed, the bank’s long-serving and founding CEO.

Mr Saeed is retiring from the bank after 31 years of service.

As announced in April, Mr Edmond is the former First Deputy-Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles, and he brings over two decades of banking experience to the role.

Mr Edmond said: “I am pleased to take the helm of Nouvobanq with a mission to build on the successes of Mr Saeed and the whole team. I look forward to working with the team to deliver ever more helpful solutions for our clients.” 

Ahmad Saeed served as CEO of Nouvobanq from the creation of the bank and he leaves it in a market-leading position, having decided to retire this year. 

The chairman of Nouvobanq, Gafoor Yakub, commented: “I am delighted that Christophe is taking on the role of CEO of Nouvobanq as we seek to build on our market leadership position. Our ambition is to broaden and deepen the services available to all the people of the Seychelles as we help the country and our fellow citizens to recover from the challenges wrought by the pandemic and as we go through the current global challenges regarding inflation, fuel and food security.”

Mr Yakub added, “At the same time, I want to record my thanks and that of my board and the shareholders for the fantastic work led by Mr Saeed. Ahmad was instrumental in building the bank with his team into the institution that it is today. Under his tenure, Nouvobanq has become a strong, diversified bank serving the people of the Seychelles and helping the growth of the economy. I wish him a well-deserved and peaceful retirement after a significant contribution to the banking community of this country.”

Press release from Nouvobanq