| Taleh Kazimov | |
| Office1: | Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan[1] |
| Term Start1: | April 2022 |
| President1: | Ilham Aliyev |
| Predecessor1: | Elman Rustamov |
| Birth Date: | 1983 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Occupation: | Banker |
| Education: | Azerbaijan Technical University Azerbaijan State Oil Academy London Business School Harvard University |
Taleh Kazimov (Azerbaijani: Taleh Kazımov, born September 11, 1983, Baku) Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[2]
Taleh Kazimov was born on September 11, 1983, in Baku, Azerbaijan. He studied at the Azerbaijan Technical University during 2000-2004 and received higher education with Bachelor Degree in Automation and Computer engineering. In 2004-2006 he received an MBA degree within the joint program of Georgia State University and Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. In addition, Kazimov successfully graduated from the London Business School, UK (Executive Education Program in Business Administration) in 2012 and the Harvard University, USA (Executive Education Program in Business Administration) in 2014.
Taleh Kazimov started his professional career during his studies and worked as an office assistant and information technology operator at ATTAS PR and European Tobacco.
His professional activity in the financial sector started in 2004. Thus, in 2004-2006, Taleh Kazimov held various positions in Bank Standard CJSC, he worked as a specialist in the Treasury and Funds division of the Finance and Accounting Department, Management and Budget Planning division of the Financial Control Department. Later he worked as a leading specialist in the Corporate Customer Lending division of the Loan Policy Department.
From 2006 to 2007, Taleh Kazimov held the position of an auditor at Ernst & Young. From January 2007 to July 2007, he worked as the General Director of Fineko Analytics and Information Agency OJSC.
Taleh Kazimov started working for PASHA Bank in July 2007. At that time, he worked as a manager of the Risk Management Department, and in 2009 he held the position of the Treasury and Money Market Department director.
On December 7, 2011, Taleh Kazimov was elected a Board member of PASHA Bank. He oversaw corporate and business banking, investment block, trade finance, financial institutions, and loan management.
From 2015 to 2022 Taleh Kazimov was appointed Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of PASHA Bank.
Under the leadership of Taleh Kazimov the PASHA Bank was awarded with the following prizes: ‘The best bank of Azerbaijan’, ‘The best bank group’, ‘The best commercial bank’, ‘Corporate social responsibility for Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS countries’, ‘Azerbaijan's best investment bank’, ‘Leading bank in contactless POS terminal infrastructure’, ‘Best private banking’ and ‘Azerbaijan's best commercial bank’.
During 2015–2022, positive changes were observed in a number of PASHA Bank's indicators:
On April 11, 2022, Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship considered the issue of electing Taleh Kazimov as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the recommendation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The presentation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was approved by voting at the plenary session held on April 12, 2022, and Taleh Kazimov was elected a member of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[5]
On April 13, 2022, by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Taleh Kazimov was appointed the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[6]
In 2019, Taleh Kazimov was awarded by EMEA Finance and recognized as a 'Best CEO' for Eastern Europe and post-Soviet countries.[9]