Six women are now managing directors of banks, a development that pushes against decades of male dominance in the sector.
Miriam Olusanya
Miriam Olusanya was appointed the managing director of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) on July 14, 2021.
Like her Fidelity Bank colleague, she is the first female boss in the bank’s 31-year history.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ibadan and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), majoring in finance and accounting, from the University of Liverpool.
Yemisi Edun
Yemisi Edun became the managing director of First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) on July 13, 2021. She is equally the first female MD of FCMB, following the approval of her appointment by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife and a master’s degree in international accounting and finance from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Halima Buba
Halima Buba, the MD/CEO of SunTrust Bank, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maiduguri, as well as MBA from the same university.
She is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School’s 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 is a member of the board of several institutions, including those of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) as a Non-Executive Director and Anchoria Asset Management Company Limited.
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu was appointed MD/CEO of CitiBank in September 2020, the first time a woman was appointed to the bank’s top position after 36 years of operation in Nigeria.
She holds a Bachelors of Art in Accounting and Finance from MiddleSex University, UK, and an MBA from the University of Bradford, UK.
Also, she was the head of payments and receivables, treasury, and trade solutions (TTS) for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Citi’s Institutional Clients Group (ICG) based in London, UK.
Tomi Somefun
Tomi Somefun became the CEO of Unity Bank in 2015. She is a graduate of English Language from Obafemi Awolowo University. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN).
She started her career in the financial service industry with Peat Marwick and Co. After that, she moved to Arthur Andersen – now KPMG.
Source: Premium Times Ng