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The First City Monument Bank Group (FCMB Group) on Tuesday announced a change in its leadership cadre effective from March 20, 2017.
The Group Managing Director of the commercial banking arm, FCMB Limited, Ladi Balogun having spent 10years in that capacity is stepping down for Adam Nuru who is currently Executive Director in charge of Business Development for the bank.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Balogun is expected to assume the role of Group Chief Executive of the holding company, FCMB Group Plc. The holding company comprises FCMB Limited, FCMB Capital Markets, CSL Stockbrokers and CSL Trustees.
This was revealed in a statement signed by the Group Head, Corporate Affairs of the bank, Diran Olojo and made available to the TheNewsGuru.com.
The statement reads in full:
“We are pleased to announce the reorganisation of our leadership at the Group level, as well as at our flagship company First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB Limited). Effective March 20th, 2017, Ladi Balogun,having served as Group Managing Director of the commercial banking arm, FCMB Limited for 10 years, will be stepping down in this capacity.
He will assume the role of Group Chief Executive of the holding company, FCMB Group Plc. The holding company comprises FCMB Limited, FCMB Capital Markets, CSL Stockbrokers and CSL Trustees.
Under Ladi Balogun’s leadership, FCMB Limited has undergone a successful transformation from a merchant bank to a top 10 commercial bank in Nigeria across key metrics. During this period the bank has emerged as a leader in consumer finance, agricultural banking and electronic banking. The bank’s franchise has grown to 4 million customers, 220 branches and a successful banking subsidiary in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Balogun will be succeeded as Managing Director of FCMB Limited by Adam Nuru, who is currently the Executive Director in charge of Business Development for the bank. He previously served as Regional Director, in charge of Abuja and Northern Nigeria, where he was responsible for growing the bank’s Northern franchise to become the largest and most profitable region of the bank.
Adam Nuru has 28 years of banking experience, with 7 years spent with FCMB. He is a graduate of AhmaduBello University, Zaria, where he studied Business Administration, and has attended management programmes at leading international educational institutions”.