Board of directors of Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of three new executive directors.
The board which met in Lagos recently, approved the appointment of Gbolahan Joshua as executive director/chief operations and information officer; Obaro Odeghe, executive director, corporate bank; and Hassan Imman, executive director, northern directorate.
Their confirmation is subject to approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Mr Gbolahan will have executive responsibilities for operations, technology, digital banking, investor relations, strategy and business transformation.
Mr Odeghe, on his part, will oversee all the bank’s corporate banking business covering energy, power, manufacturing, telecoms, fast moving consumer goods, construction and real estate.
Hassan will supervise all commercial, SME, consumer and public sector businesses of Fidelity Bank in the North Directorate, comprising 18 states and Abuja.
The elevation of the three former general managers to executive director positions is consistent with the bank’s new succession strategy of grooming leaders from within.
“Over the years, we have worked assiduously at proactively preparing our people and growing the talent and leadership pool in the bank, so that when opportunities arise, we do not always have to look outside. I am most delighted that our 3 new EDs were all appointed from within,” said Fidelity Bank CEO, Nnamdi Okonkwo.
Fidelity Bank’s board of directors led by former CBN Deputy Governor, Ernest Ebi, as chairman, has three female executive directors; the largest on any bank board and is comprised of seasoned businessmen/technocrats as members.
“We welcome Gbolahan, Obaro and Hassan to the Board. Collectively they have with them, varied and deep industry knowledge and relevant experiences that will not only deepen but engender even more robust discussions and engagements at Board level. Please join me in congratulating them,” said Mr Ebi.
Gbolahan attended Kings College Lagos and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. He is a Chartered Accountant and has attended several executive and banking specific programmes in leading educational and professional institutions including Harvard, IMD, and Euromoney.
Obaro attended Edo College Benin and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture and an MBA. He has gained exposures from top global educational and professional institutions including Harvard, Wharton and Kelloggs.
Hassan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, has two Masters’ Degrees and an MBA. He has attended programmes in Harvard, Stanford, Wharton and other leading international educational and professional institutions.
