Finance Awards… MD Named CEO of the Year
Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc reaffirmed
its position as a leading global brand with its recent recognition as the
“Best Bank in Nigeria” and the “Best Bank for CSR in Africa.” The Bank’s
Managing Director and Chief Executive Office, Segun Agbaje, also won the
award for the CEO of the Year, which he won in 2013, thus becoming the
first ever repeat winner in the history of the awards
EMEA Finance is a leading bimonthly global industry publication that
reports on the major financial events and happenings initiated and
influenced by the international financial industry active in Europe,
Middle East, and Africa. The award celebrates Africa’s most innovative
bank taking into consideration its market strength, profitability, growth
and earnings, potential and quality of management of the financial
institutions.
According to Christopher Moore, Publisher and Chief Executive of EMEA
Finance Magazine: “In recent years, GTBank has attracted laudable
accolades for its efforts in growing local communities through key
interventions for SMEs in the Fashion and Food industry. This novel
initiative of the Bank, has enabled it create free platforms for budding
entrepreneurs across Africa to grow their businesses. In recognition of
the bank’s effort in impacting local communities across Africa, GTBank is
the proud winner of the 2017 Best Bank for CSR in Africa.”
He further stated that “GTBank’s emergence as “Best Bank in Nigeria”
demonstrates its ability to continuously deliver notable success by
leveraging cutting edge technology to deliver excellent services to a
diverse African community and bolster efforts towards on-boarding the
unbanked”
Receiving the award on behalf of the Bank, Segun Agbaje, Managing
Director/CEO of GTBank said: “We are honored to be recognized as the Best
Bank in Nigeria and Africa’s Best Bank for Corporate Social
Responsibility. These awards reflects our progress in building strong,
value adding relationships with our customers and demonstrates that of far
greater importance to us, beyond providing first class service, is the
role we play in our host communities.”
He further stated that, “I am humbled to be recognized as CEO of the Year
for a second time; this award is a testament to the hard work and
dedication of the amazing team of people at GTBank. We will continue to
differentiate ourselves by aggressively pursuing innovative solutions that
create sustainable value for all our customers and stakeholders whilst
championing high impact CSR initiatives to support the economic growth and
social progress of our communities.
GTBank has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking
industry. The GTBank brand is regarded by industry watchers as one of the
best run financial institutions across its subsidiary countries and serves
as a role model within the financial service industry due to its bias for
world class corporate governance standards, excellent service delivery and
innovation. The Bank operates from over 238 branches within the country
and has banking subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Cote D’Ivoire,
Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom.