This question will not seize to be on our lips. One of the founding fathers of modern day customer service driven bank falls to the cold hands of death yesterday aged 57. He is Mr. Tayo Aderinokun, MD/CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank. Though a short life here on earth but an INDELIBLE LANDMARK he left in his departure. A brief profile of him as you continue.
He holds a first degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos and an MBA with special concentration on International Business from the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.
His professional education includes Credit and Relationship Management training at the Chase Manhattan Bank Institute for International Banking New York, USA (1982-1983). His professional working experience was gained working with several financial institutions beginning with the Central Bank of Nigeria in Calabar, where he did his National Youth Service (1977-1978).
He worked with Chase Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd (later renamed Continental Merchant Bank) from 1981 to 1988. He was at Prime Merchant Bank Ltd (1988 and 1989) as an Assistant General Manager rising to the position of Head of the financial services division of the Bank. In 1989, he set up a non-bank financial institution, First Marina Trust Ltd., which he ran for a year. In 1990 he co-founded Guaranty Trust Bank Plc where he served as Deputy Managing Director before taking over as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer in August 2002.
He was a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN) and holds a recipient of the national award - Member of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, This Day Banker of the year award, PWC CEO of the year award and African Bankers Magazine African Banker of the year award.
awww! May his soul rest in d bosom of d Lord
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