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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.

Mr. Adebanji Adeniyi - Director
Mr. Adebanji Adeniyi is an astute professional of over 24 years, he acquired consulting and
auditing experience in Coopers & Lybrand 1996-1998, PricewaterhouseCoopers 1998-
2000 & amp; Arthur Andersen 2000-2001. During his stint at the Big 4, he garnered
experiences within the Manufacturing, Oil and Gas and Financial Services Industry providing
value adding financial statement audit, assurance & business advisory services.
Mr. Adeniyi started Banking at Lead Bank in 2001, rose to Deputy Manager/Head, Internal
Audit with responsibilities for Inspection &, Internal Control functions, Implemented
Control tools amongst other projects at the Bank. In February 2006, he joined GTBank, rose
to General Manager & Chief Financial Officer, having responsibilities for the activities
within Financial Control, Strategy and Group Reporting Division. He has diverse knowledge
and vast experience in planning, implementing, building and enhancing financial health of Organizations. Possesses
strong analytical, General Management, Accounting, Financial Advisory & amp, Control Skills. Mr. Adeniyi has worked on
several projects with challenging objectives; GTBank Eurobonds issuance working with PwC, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley
and White & Case, led the finance team in converting 3years Local GAAP Financial Statement to IFRS FS in
fulfilment of the listing requirement of $825m GDR on the London Stock Exchange and championed GTBank’s full
transition and embedding of IFRS & has represented GTBank at several Road shows (RS) and Conferences (CFs)
both locally and Internationally (GTBank/JPMorgan RS, HSBC, EFG Hermes, Rencap, Standard Bank & Moody CFs.
Mr. Adeniyi is an Alumnus of University of Ibadan, graduated with Doctor of Vet Medicine Degree in 1995, a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), bagged MBA in 1999 & HCIB in 2013. He has attended Local
and International Trainings; Euromoney, Programme Certificate in Strategic Finance IMD Switzerland, Mckinsey
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Executive Leadership Programmes South Africa, Michigan Ross, Cranefield School of Management & LBS SMP.

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