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Mr. Abolaji Yusuff Isiaka experience particularly in areas of Retail Bank,
Commercial Bank and Corporate Bank.
Mr. Yusuff Abolaji is
the Executive Director She holds a BSc (Honors) in Business Management
in charge of from the University of Hull, UK in 2000 and MBA
Operations, Treasury (Finance) from the University of Leicester, UK in 2002.
and Technology, She has also attended several training programmes in
Guaranty Trust Bank banking and management including Leadership.
Gambia Ltd. Prior to
his deployment to She co-ordinated with high merit the first and second
GTBank Gambia in loan syndications in The Gambian banking industry
July 2014, Mr. Abolaji and currently heads the Corporate Bank and
was the Group Head; Internal Control Group, Guaranty Commercial Divisions.
Trust Bank Plc where he was tasked to Identify and
evaluate risks in all the bank’s processes towards zero Mrs. Isatou Jawara’s success story affirms the Bank’s
tolerance to fraud, irregularities and income leakages. vision of ‘creating role models for society’.
From July 2008 to October 2013 he has also served
as the Regional Coordinator-Lagos & North/Abuja
System & Control Group. His main task was to oversee
all Audit, Investigation and Control activities in Lagos, Ms Fatou Jeng –
North and Abuja area.
Legal Adviser and
Prior to joining GTBank Plc, Mr. Abolaji worked for Company
Access Bank Plc from May 2007 to July 2008 as Head, Secretary
Audit & Investigations. The solid financial manager has
also worked for United Bank of Africa Plc as Resident Ms. Fatou Jeng is the
Control Officer from August 2001 to November 2006. Legal Adviser and
Company Secretary of
Mr. Yusuff Abolaji a chartered accountant also holds a Guaranty Trust Bank
Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Gambia Limited.
the University Of Calabar, Calabar (2002) and a BSc
degree in Accounting from Ogun State University, Ago- She was part of the first cohort of the University of The
Iwoye (1992). He has also attended several Gambia, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) students and as such
professional trainings and seminars both locally and holds an LLB.
abroad.
She also pursued her Barrister-at-Law (BL) program in
The Gambia and was called to The Gambian Bar as
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of The
Mrs. Isatou Gambia in 2013.
Jawara- Director
Ms. Jeng commenced her legal career as a First Class
Magistrate in 2012 and has also served as Chairperson
Mrs. Isatou Jawara of the Children’s Court.
joined Guaranty Trust
Bank in 2003 as an During the same period, she has also served as a part-
Executive Trainee. time lecturer in Company and Tort Law at the Gambia
She served in various Technical Training Institute (GTTI) Diploma Program.
functions and rose
through the ranks until her appointment as Executive Ms. Jeng has equally served as a deputy legal adviser
Director in 2011. During her 10 year career with the of Ecobank Gambia Limited from 2014 to 2017.
Bank, she amassed a wealth of knowledge and

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