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Mr Sola Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria Plc where he supervised
Mahoney – the Retail teams of groups on Lagos Island and South
Chairman East Divisions with his last supervised group having a
Mr. Sola Mahoney portfolio of over 4 Billion Dalasis (USD80Million). His
is a graduate of banking career dates to 1988 when he joined Omega
Harvard University Bank Nigeria Plc. His experience cuts across Branch &
USA, where he Clearing Operations, International Trade Operations,
obtained a Treasury, Internal Control, Auditing & Investigation,
Bachelors Degree Corporate Banking & Strategy, Branch Banking and
in Sociology. He Management, Marketing & Business Development. He
also holds a switched to First Bank of Nigeria Plc in 2003 where he
Masters Degree in Championed and grew the Retail business of Opebi,
International Affairs, Columbia University New York. Allen, Alausa & Oregun Lagos Branches. He also
Mr. Mahoney has over twenty years’ experience in worked as Branch Manager in Awolowo Road Ikoyi,
development and commercial banking, with wealth of Abibu Adetoro & Adeola Odeku, V/Island, and Moloney
global banking experience with Citibank, Standard Lagos Branches of First Bank of Nigeria Plc. He left
bank and Barclays. First Bank of Nigeria Plc in 2009 to join Guaranty Trust
He also had several years’ experience in public sector Bank Nigeria Plc where he has been commended for
service with the Gambia Government, in the areas of
economic policy coordination, capacity building for his outstanding role in the Bank’s strategic re-visioning
macro-economic management as well as public sector program and performances.
enterprises.
Mr. Mahoney is currently the Chairman of the Board of Adesina holds a Second-Class Upper Division first
GigaGas Ltd and the Chairman of the Governance degree in Business Administration from the Rivers
Committee of HelpAge Ltd. State University of Science and Technology and a
Master of Science degree in Banking & Finance from
Mr. Augustine Adesina Adebesin MD/CEO the University of Benin. He is a Chartered Accountant
(Fellow), a Professional Banker, Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB) and an
Mr. Augustine Adesina
Adebesin is a career Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management of
banker with over 30 Nigeria (AMNIM). He has attended several trainings
and Senior Management courses including Credit Risk
years work experience. Management & Retail Banking Strategy workshops,
Prior to his appointment Real Estate Finance & Investment Strategies by Julian
as Managing Director; Roche, Winning With Strategic Management
Guaranty Trust Bank Techniques, Equipment Leasing; Pricing & Structure
Gambia Ltd in by ELAN, Live to Lead by John Maxwell, Simon Sinek,
December 2017, he was Liz Wiseman & Dan Cathy, the Positive Leadership
a senior executive of
training by Michigan Ross amongst Others.

Mr. Ademola 1992 and rose to the level of Senior Consultant in 1996.
Ayodeji Odeyemi In 1997, he joined Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and had
the responsibility of running the Financial Control
Demola started his Department.
working life as a lecturer
in Social Research at He moved to First City Monument Bank in 2000 where
the Obafemi Awolowo he was responsible for the Financial Control and
University, Ile-Ife Strategy of the Bank. In 2002, he was appointed the
Nigeria, in 1990. He Chief Operating Officer for 4 of the companies in FCMB
joined the Lagos Office Capital Markets Group. He also had
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