Amir Ahmed has extensive international and regional banking experience in Audit, Risk Management and Finance. He began his career with Prudential Securities as a Securities Analyst.
Prior to joining Unicorn, he worked as Group Head of Internal Audit, Investment & Corporate Banking, for Riyad Bank in Saudi Arabia where his role was to provide independent and valued assurance to the Board Audit Committee on governance, risk management and internal control environment of the Bank. During his five years of association with Riyad Bank, at the request of the management, the Board of Directors has seconded him for a year to take a leadership role in the implementation of two key regulatory requirements - Basel II and Assertion Program.
Prior to moving to the Middle East he worked for a leading bank in Canada, Scotiabank, as Head of Operational Risk Management in its Global Risk Management Division. He represented Scotiabank in the Canadian Bankers’ Association sub-committee on Operational Risk (Basel II), moderated by the regulator (OSFI). He established operational risk management function in the Bank in line with the Bank’s strategy and Basel II requirements.
He also worked for TD Bank Financial Group in its corporate head office in Toronto, Canada as Internal Audit Manager, Corporate & Investment Banking Group. He was responsible for managing and delivering audits in a highly complex investment banking and treasury environment including structured products, arbitrage desk, global derivatives and M&A. He also participated in the team responsible for managing successful acquisition of Canada Trust.
Mr. Ahmed holds MBA in Finance and is CPA (Certified Public Accountant) from Washington, USA. He also passed Registered Securities Representative exams from National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. (NASD- USA).
