Maria Ramos | |
---|---|
![]() Ramos at Davos in 2010 | |
Born | |
Citizenship | South Africa, Portugal |
Education | University of the Witwatersrand University of London |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse |
Maria da Conceição das Neves Calha Ramos (born 1959) is a South African businesswoman and former civil servant. She was the chief executive officer of the Absa Group from March 2009 to February 2019, during which time she oversaw the company's unbundling from Barclays.
An economist by training, she was formerly the director-general of the South African National Treasury from 1996 to 2004 and the chief executive officer of Transnet from 2004 to 2009. She left Absa in 2019 to take retirement but nonetheless was chairperson of AngloGold Ashanti from December 2020 to May 2024.