Until this appointment, Ola was the Chief Internal Auditor of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, having previously worked in Corporate Banking, as well as Risk & Management Control. He brings passion, focused vision, a delivery mind set, integrity and versatility to bear on his job.
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Ola has extensive experience in the area of Banking and Business Consulting with strong skills in Relationship Building, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Risk Management and Controls spanning over two decades. He started his career with Arthur Anderson (now Accenture) where he acquired varied experience in Control Systems, Corporate Restructuring, Assurance, Performance Improvement Programs and Strategy. His banking career started at International Merchant Bank (IMB) where he worked in the Corporate Banking Division.
After joining Diamond Bank at the inception of the Bank, he worked for almost ten years in various capacities as the Head of Corporate Banking, Regional Manager, Branch Coordinator and General Manager. During this period, he was constantly involved with Strategy Formulation and Execution, Business Development, Corporate Renewal and Risk Management. He sharpened his Risk Management skills through many offshore courses, including a stint at Citibank, New York.
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A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, member of Chartered Institute of Taxation and a honorary member of Chartered Institute of Bankers. Ola has a Bachelors degree in Accounting and a Masters degree specializing in Finance. He is an Alumnus of Executive Education of several World-Class Business Schools including Stanford Business School, USA, where he honed his skills in Strategy and Organization; Wharton Business School where he was exposed to the intricacies of Mergers and Acquisitions; INSEAD France where he completed Advanced Management Program; IMD, Lausane, Switzerland, where he was tutored in Change Management and Lagos Business School, where he was a member and class President of the Pioneer Senior Management Program (SMP – 1). He received part of his leadership training at Centre for Creative Leadership, San Diego, USA.
Ola who hails from Kogi State is married to his friend, Oluyemisi, and they have three lovely children.
