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a short stint at Platinum Bank as Vice President and from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Masters Degree
Group Head Performance Management Group before which he finished with a distinction average, and a PhD
returning to Guaranty Trust Bank in October 2003. from the same university.
On returning to Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, he was He is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow), graduate
seconded to Budget Office of the Federal Ministry of member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of
Finance, Abuja, where he had responsibility for Nigeria, having passed all the required exams and also
developing and implementing recurrent expenditure a Chartered member of the Institute of Taxation in
strategy for the Federal Government of Nigeria. He Nigeria. He attended strategy, entrepreneurial and
also played a crucial role in developing and other advance management programmes in Harvard
implementing the reform initiatives of the Federal Business School, Boston, Wharton Business School,
Government of Nigeria especially in the area of Philadelphia both in the USA, Melbourne Institute of
Budgeting, Public Expenditure Control and Finance, Australia, IMD Lausanne Switzerland and
Management. He was however, recalled to oversee Cambridge University’s Judge Business School.
GTBank‘s Corporate Planning, Strategy, Financial
Control and Group Coordination groups. Demola is currently an Executive Director responsible
for the International Banking Division in the Bank. He
Demola’s experience covers Consulting, Auditing, is a Director in all Guaranty Trust Bank Plc’s
Capital Markets, Public Sector, Academics and subsidiaries, Terra Kulture Nigeria Limited, Sokoa
Agriculture. He holds a First Class Honours first degree Chair Centre Limited and 3 Peat Investment Limited.

Mariam Olusanya, General Manager/Divisional Head Wholesale Banking Division

Mrs. Olusanya is responsible for the Wholesale Banking Division of GTBank, which
comprises of the Asset and Liability Management, Trading and Sales as well as the
Corporate Finance Groups.

She joined Guaranty Trust Bank in 1998, after 2 years at Smithkline Beecham Nigeria
(now GlaxoSmithkline – GSK). She had a short stint in Transactions Services and later
moved to the Bank’s Treasury Group in 1999. She managed the local and foreign
currency trading desks before becoming the Bank’s Chief Dealer in 2003 and
subsequently, Treasurer in 2004. In 2006, she led the team that secured the
appointment of the Bank as a Primary Dealer/ Market Maker in Federal Government of
Nigeria (FGN) Bonds with the Debt Management Office (DMO). This was repeated when
the Bank was also appointed a Money Market Dealer in Nigerian Treasury Bills by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Mrs. Olusanya holds a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science degree from the University of Ibadan (1995) and a Masters
of Business Administration (Finance and Accounting) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (2011). She
also obtained the professional ACI (Association Cambiste Internationale) Dealing certification - The Financial Markets
Association. She has attended various courses and Executive programmes at institutions such as the Cranfield School
of Management. She serves on the Board of Guaranty Trust Bank (Gambia) Limited as a non-executive Director.

Mr. Benjamin Carr

Mr. Benjamin Carr is a graduate of Harvard University USA. His professional career
spans over thirty nine years, eleven of which were in banking. He is a financial /private
sector consultant and as well, a capacity building consultant.
Mr. Carr is trained in Economics, Financial Policy Analysis and Management with
practical knowledge in banking and research method.
He has also provided management consulting, training, technical assistance and
research services for the Government of The Gambia, Ghana, USAID, local agencies of
the World Bank, NGOs and private companies.
Mr Carr has several Board Memberships.
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