Alhaji Ahmed Rufai Mohammed is Business Administration graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also holds a postgraduate Certificate in Banking and Development Finance from the Manchester Business School and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

He has undertaken several national assignments at state and Federal levels and served on the Board of many publicly quoted and private companies. He was a former Chairman of the IOD Centre for Corporate Governance and a past President and Chairman of the IOD Governing Council. He also served as the Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund and was the pioneer Chairman of Trust fund Pensions in 2006.     

He was appointed to the Board of Royal Exchange Plc in May 2007 and is currently the Chairman of the Board Strategy Committee.