In 1986, he was admitted as an associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London, United Kingdom. He worked at First City Merchant Bank (now First City Monument Bank) afterwards in 1988, where he became the executive assistant to the bank's chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).
In 1986, he was admitted as an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in London, United Kingdom. In 1988, he began working at First City Merchant Bank (now First City Monument Bank), eventually becoming the executive assistant to the bank's chairman and CEO.