Segun Agbaje

Segun Agbaje (born 1964) is the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank.[1] He is also a Director on MasterCard Advisory Board Middle East and Africa.

Segun Julius Agbaje
Born
Olusegun Agbaje

Lagos State, Nigeria
Alma mater
OccupationBanker, entrepreneur
Years active1991-Present
Known forGTBank executive

Education

Segun Agbaje attended St Gregory’s College, Obalende Lagos State and St Augustine Academy, Kent for his secondary education then proceeded to University of San Francisco in America where he gained both a BSc in Accountancy and a master's degree in Business Administration.

Career

Segun Agbaje started his career working for Ernst & Young, San Francisco, USA and left in 1991 to join GTBank as a pioneer staff.[2] He rose through the ranks to become an Executive Director in January 2000, and Deputy Managing Director in August 2002.

Agbaje was appointed Acting Managing Director in April 2011 when Tayo Aderinokun, then in the terminal stages of a diagnosis of lung cancer proceeded on medical leave. Upon Aderinokun’s death in June 2011, Segun Agbaje was named substantial MD/CEO of the bank.

Agbaje has been elected to the board of directors of PepsiCo effective July 15, 2020.[3]

Awards he has won as the Managing Director includes Best Bank in Nigeria by Euromoney; African Bank of the Year by African Banker Award; Best Bank in Nigeria by World Finance UK; Most innovative Bank by EMEA Finance; Best Banking Group by World Business Leader Magazine and Best Bank in Nigeria award by the Banker Awards.[4]

Personal life

Segun was born to Chief Julius Kosebinu Agbaje, a Banker and Mrs. Margaret Olabisi Agbaje, a teacher. His older brother is People's Democratic Party Lagos politician, Jimi Agbaje.[5]

References
  1. "Mr. Segun Agbaje - Managing Director/CEO". Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. "Keeping pace with Africa's fast-changing competitive landscape". strategy+business. 20 January 2020.
  3. PepsiCo. "PepsiCo Elects Segun Agbaje To Board Of Directors". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  4. "Segun Agbaje scoops another award - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Nigeria. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. Apphiaanna, Dee. "Segun Agbaje: Pushing The Frontiers Of Nigerias Banking Sector". Star Gist. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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