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Clifford Abrahams, ABN AMRO Group

Clifford Abrahams, Chief Financial Officer ABN AMRO Group N.V.
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Clifford Abrahams was appointed to the Executive Boards of ABN AMRO Group N.V. and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on September 1, 2017. As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), he is responsible for Finance. His current term expires in 2021.

Clifford Abrahams began his career in 1988 at LEK Consulting with a focus on financial institutions. In 1993 he moved to Morgan Stanley, where he became responsible for Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring and subsequently in 1997 for Financial Institutions. In 2002 he was appointed Managing Director. From 2005 to 2015 he worked in different functions with insurer and asset manager Aviva Plc. First as Group Chief M&A Officer and then as Chief Financial Officer at successively UK & Ireland General Insurance, UK & Ireland Life Insurance and Aviva Investors. From January 2016 to August 2017, Clifford Abrahams worked with Delta Lloyd N.V, Amsterdam as a member of the Managing Board and Group Chief Financial Officer.