Keystone Bank appoints 3 executive directors to drive growth

Keystone Bank Limited has appointed three executive directors to its board as part of the strategy to realign its operations for sustained business growth.

The new directors appointed at the 49th yearly general meeting of the bank in Lagos recently, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), are Tijani Aliyu, Olaniran Olayinka and Lawal Jibrin Ahmed.

Umaru Modibbo, chairman of the bank, said the promotion of the three former general managers to the position of executive directors was in line with the bank’s corporate governance and culture of maximizing its human capital through consistent leadership development and training.

‘’Since we restructured, we have intentionally and proactively nurtured our talents in readiness for future leadership opportunities that will arise in the organization. It is, therefore, a major feat for us that we were able to appoint the three new executive directors from our internally groomed executives,’’ Modibbo said.

Omobolanle Osotule, divisional head, marketing, and corporate communications, said in a statement the appointment of the directors was in line with the strategic business intent and corporate realignment of the bank to sustain continued business growth.

She said the new executive directors would now join the executive management office to pursue and deliver on the bank’s strategic business objectives bringing to bear their in-depth wealth of banking experience garnered over the years across various sectors of the economy.

Tijjani Aliyu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Bayero University, Kano, and an MBA from the Bangor Business School, United Kingdom. His experience spans more than two decades in both regulatory and top financial institutions in Nigeria. He is a member of various professional bodies and has attended various courses within and outside Nigeria, including INSEAD Business School and the US Federal Reserve Bank in Washington.

Olaniran Olayinka holds a first-class Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Lagos. He has attended several executive courses and programmes in banking operations, credit, risk management, business process re-engineering, and change management, among others.

Lawal Jibrin Ahmed holds an LL.B degree from the University of Jos in Plateau State and an LL.M degree from the University of Dundee in the UK. He has more than 19 years post-call experience that cuts across legal practice, banking regulation, process improvement, conflict resolution, project management and regulatory compliance.