6 Nigerian Banks Now Have Female MDs
Miriam Olusanya is appointed as the first female Managing Director of GTBank.
Miriam served as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Guaranty Trust Bank (Gambia) Limited. She is also a member of the Financial Markets Sub-Committee of the Bankers’ Committee, the primary interactive policy platform made up of the Central Bank of Nigeria and banks.
She joined the Bank as an Executive Trainee in 1998 and rose through the ranks until her appointment as Executive Director in 2018.
Here are some of the women:
Yemisi Edun
She joined FCMB in 2000 as Divisional Head of Internal Audit and Control before assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer of the Bank.
She is now the Managing Director of FCMB.
Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe
Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe has been an integral part of the transformation team at Fidelity Bank in the last six years. She was formerly Executive Director, Lagos and South West, overseeing the bank’s business in the six states that make up the South West region of the bank. She led the transformation of the Directorate to profitability and sustained its impressive year-on-year growth, across key performance metrics, including contributing over 28% of the Bank’s PBT, Deposits and Loans.
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu
In August 2020, Citigroup announced Ireti Samuel-Ogbu as its first female Country Officer for Nigeria i.e MD/CEO Citibank Nigeria. Prior to assuming office in Nigeria, she served as managing director of payments and receivables, treasury and trade solutions for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the group’s office in London.
Tomi Somefun
Managing Director/CEO - Unity Bank Plc
Prior to her appointment as MD/CEO in August 2015, Tomi Somefun served as the Executive Director overseeing the Lagos and South-West Business Directorates, the Financial Institution Division, and the Treasury Department of the Bank. She is a Member of the Board of Finance & General Purpose Committee, Board Risk Management Committee, Board Credit Committee, amongst others.
Halima Buba
MD/CEO SunTrust Bank
Halima is a seasoned Banker with over 20 years of cognate experience obtained from working in Allstates Trust Bank, Zenith Bank, Inland Bank Plc, Oceanic Bank Plc, and Ecobank Nigeria Limited.
Arent they beautiful and brilliant?

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