The Board of Directors of Skye Bank Plc has announced the
elevation and appointments of four new Executive Directors to The Board as part
of the overall efforts to uphold the very high standards and tradition of
professionalism which have become the Bank’s driving force for service
excellence and leadership.
The new Executive Directors are Mr. Bayo Sanni, Executive
Director, Lagos Commercial Banking; Mr. Idris Yakubu, Executive Director, Abuja
and Northern Region; Mrs. Markie Idowu,
Executive Director, Technology and Service Delivery Channels; and Mrs. Abimbola
Izu, Executive Director, Corporate services.
Announcing the new board appointments, the Group Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Mr. Timothy Oguntayo, expressed
confidence that the new directors would further strengthen and reposition the
bank for improved performance. He congratulated them on their appointments
which he said would take effect in June and July 2015. Read more after cut
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| Bayo Sanni |
Sanni, who holds both Bachelor and Master’s degrees in
finance from the University of Lagos, was, until now, the Chief Risk Officer at
FCMB where he quickly effected the reduction of the non-performing loans and
the cost of risk for the institution.
He started his banking career with Zenith Bank, and had
worked in other leading financial institutions, including Citibank and Sterling
Bank. His experience in these banks covered various aspects of banking
including banking operations, corporate banking, commercial banking, compliance
and risk management.
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| Idris Yakubu |
Yakubu who holds a B.Sc Accounting degree from the
University of Jos, also bagged his M.sc degree in Banking and Finance from the
same institution, and an MBA degree from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
With over 25 years of banking experience spanning Fidelity
Bank (where he spent 19 years), Yakubu was until his present appointment, the
Regional Director, Abuja and Northern Business, Fidelity Bank, where he
significantly grew the business both in size and profitability. His experience
covers commercial, consumer, retail banking and public sector. He also has
significant experience in corporate banking, financial control and tax planning
services.
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| Abimbola Izu |
Izu holds the LL.B and LL.M degree from the University of
Ife and University of Warwick, Coventry, England and was admitted to the
Nigerian Bar in 1987. A multiple award winner as an intellectual prodigy, she
is also an alumnus of the Lagos Business School.
A seasoned legal luminary with several years experience in
law practice both in private legal practice and in the banking industry, she
started her legal career with Bentley, Edu & Co, moving on to Afe Babalola
& Co, and Olaniwun Ajayi & Co.
She started her banking career in with the legacy Bond Bank
as pioneer Company Secretary/Legal Adviser. She later became the Company
Secretary/Legal Adviser for Skye Bank,
and was at various times, also anchored
the Corporate Communications department of the bank, during which time she led the team in establishing
Skye Bank as a household name and a foremost brand in the financials services
industry, from a zero brand position.
She currently oversees the Corporate Services directorate
which includes Company Secretariat, Legal services, General Services
Department, Corporate Communications, and Sustainability and Consumer
Protection Department.
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| Markie Idowu |
Idowu holds a First Class degree in Computer Sciences from
the University of Benin, and a Masters degree in Software Engineering from
Aston University, Birmingham, and MBA degree from the Lagos Business
School.
She has over 26 years banking experience spanning Commercial
Banking, Corporate Banking, Private Banking, and Strategic Planning. She had
worked as Head, Corporate Banking Group where she positioned the Bank as a
major player in the upstream oil and gas and telecoms sectors. Since assuming
duty as Head, Technonlogy and Service Delivery Channels, she has significantly
improved the bank’s service delivery via electronic and IT platforms
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