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Christine Wu

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Absa Group Chief Executive: Everyday Banking at Absa Group
📍 City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Christine Wu is the Interim Co-Chief Executive for Personal and Private Banking at Absa Group. A seasoned Chartered Accountant and former McKinsey partner, she has extensive expertise in financial services, driving strategy around digital transformation and client-centric innovation. She is responsible for core product performance and leading advanced analytics capabilities.

Christine is passionate about societal development, having co-authored a report on accelerating South Africas economic growth. She is a vocal supporter of female leadership in business and a proponent of media freedom, seeing an independent press as the lifeblood of democracy.

She was named the 2023 Businesswoman of the Year by the Global Banking & Finance Awards.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Absa Group Chief Executive: Everyday Banking
Job Level
Junior
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Digital Transformation
Leads Absa's transition into a digital and data-first business, focusing on creating an empathetic digital bank with innovative, secure platforms.
AI Adoption
Engages in global conversations on AI's impact in financial services, highlighting collaborations with partners like OpenAI and Google Cloud to benefit clients and colleagues.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Absa Group Chief Executive: Everyday Banking
Absa Group
7-2022 - 4-2024
Managing Executive: Consumer Products
Absa Group
1-2019 - 7-2022
Managing Executive: customer value management Retail and Business Bank
Absa Group
5-2016 - 12-2018
GM: client insights and product
DISCOVERY BANK HOLDINGS
3-2016
Partner
McKinsey and Company
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Christine Wu of Absa Group Limited: Driving Digital Transformation and Innovative Customer Experiences. Featured in Global Banking and Finance
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University of the Free State
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CA (SA) SAICA
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