The Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) Africa and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) has elected Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri, managing director, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc as its Vice President.
Jalo-Waziri would be working with Mr. Abdalla Abdin, the Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Clear, who serves as the President of the association, in steering the affairs of AMEDA and leading execution of strategic initiatives towards delivering value to its members and broader stakeholders.
Jalo-Waziri, who also represents the Central Securities Depositories on the Operating Committee of the International Securities Services Association (ISSA), brings to AMEDA almost three decades hands-on experience in the region’s financial services sector, across various segments of the market, including capital market regulation, pensions and conventional asset management, investment and commercial banking, Exchange management and post-trade services.
Jalo-Waziri has led transformation of CSCS into an agile and innovative market infrastructure, delivering unprecedented results to the company’s shareholders and broader capital market stakeholders.
On the election, Jalo-Waziri noted: “I feel greatly honoured by my nomination and more so the overwhelming vote of confidence at the election.
I thank my colleagues in the association and reckon this election as a call to service in advancing post-trade services and broader capital market development in Africa and Middle East regions.