On Wednesday, July 14 2021, Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank announced the appointment of Miriam Olusanya as its Managing Director/CEO, the first woman to occupy the position since the bank was established in 1990.
With the announcement, GT Bank joined the list of commercial banks in Nigeria who have women in charge of affairs. Earlier this week, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) announced Yemisi Edun as its MD/CEO. On the 1st of January 2021, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe assumed office as the MD/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc.
This had again proved wrong the conception that women can only function in a subordinate position but now that we have women at the helms of affairs of six major Banks in Nigeria, a cue from how they rose to the top would be a lot beneficial.
MIRIAM OLUSANYA.
Miriam Olusanya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the premier University of Ibadan and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), majoring in Finance and Accounting, from the University of Liverpool. She was appointed as an Executive Director of the bank in 2018 after a successful period as the General Manager/Head, Wholesale Banking.
Notable among her achievements is GT Bank’s appointment as a Primary Dealer/ Market Maker in Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bonds with the Debt Management Office (DMO) and also the bank’s appointment as a Money Market Dealer in Nigerian Treasury Bills by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Olusanya's appointment is coming on the heels of the reorganisation process of the GTB; creation of its holding company, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO); the constitution of board members for GT Bank and GTCO. She is expected to solve the intractable problems of attrition and poor customer satisfaction that has recently been facing the bank.
YEMISI EDUN
Yemisi Edun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife and just like GTB's Olusanya, she holds a Master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a CFA® Charter holder. She is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers; an Associate Member of the Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; a Member of Information Systems Audit and Control, U.S.A; and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.
She began her career with Akintola Williams Deloitte (member firm of Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu) in 1987, with main focus in Corporate Finance activities. She was also involved in audit of Banks and Other Financial Institutions. She joined FCMB in year 2000 as Divisional Head of Internal Audit and Control before assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer of the Bank.
NNEKA ONYEALI-IKPE
Mrs. Onyeali-Ikpe holds Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Kings College, London, respectively. She has attended executive training programs at Harvard Business School, The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, INSEAD School of Business, Chicago Booth School of Business, London Business School and IMD amongst others.
She is also an Honorary Senior Member (HCIB) of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). She is a consummate professional of over 30 years’ experience across various banks including Standard Chartered Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and Citizens International Bank Limited, where she held several management positions in Legal, Treasury, Investment Banking, Retail/Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking. She has been involved in the structuring of transactions in various sectors including oil & gas, manufacturing, aviation, real estate and exports.
Mrs. Onyeali-Ikpe has been an integral part of the transformation team at Fidelity Bank in the last six years. Until her recent appointment as CEO, She was the Executive Director, Lagos and South West, overseeing the bank’s business in the six states that make up the South West region of the bank.
IRETI SAMUEL-OGBU
samuel-ogbu is the first female CEO of Citibank. She obtained a BA Hons Accounting and Finance from Middlesex University, UK and has an MBA from the University of Bradford, UK.
Prior to being appointed the MD/CEO, she was the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Head, Payments and Receivables, Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) under Citi’s Institutional Clients Group (ICG) based in London, UK. She has also been on the Board of Citibank Nigeria Limited for the last 5 years as a non-Executive Director.
Samuel-Ogbu is a Lead Contributor and Thought-Leader in various Banking and FintechForums across EMEA and has won awards in the UK and South Africa including Financial Service Leader of the year 2019 at Black British Business Awards, Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Power List, 2017 and Best Professional Executive, 2009, at the Nigeria Achievement Awards (presented in South Africa by the former President Goodluck Jonathan) (NY) 05491/296/EXCHANGE.OFFER/Expiration of Consent Solicitation Press Release.doc 8/19/2020 8:46 PM
HALIMA BUBA
She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Business Management from the University of Maiduguri and an MBA from the same University.
Halima is an Alumnus of the Lagos Business school Senior management programme. She is a senior Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants.
She sits on the Board of several reputable Institutions, including those of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) as a Non-Executive Director and Anchoria Asset Management Company Limited.
Halima is a Champion of youth and women empowerment, and consistently makes philanthropic contributions towards the girl child Education.
It is expected that her over 20 years cognate experience obtained from working in Allstates Trust Bank, Zenith Bank, Inland Bank Plc, Oceanic Bank Plc and Ecobank Nigeria Limited will pay off in taking SunTrust Bank to the next level.
OLUWATOMI SOMEFUN
She has degrees from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Harvard Business School and the University of Columbia business school, New York.
Somefun is a member of various professional bodies amongst which are the Institute of Directors (IOD), Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
Tomi Somefun was appointed Executive Director of Unity Bank on March 4, 2015 and later became MD/CEO of the Bank in August, 2015. She is a Member of Unity Bank’s Board Finance & General Purpose Committee, Board Risk Management Committee, Board Credit Committee, amongst others.
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