AS CBN DISSOLVES SKY BANK BOARD
Following the resignation of Tunde Ayeni, a new chairman, Alhaji M.K Ahmad has emerged to lead Skye Bank while former Lagos State Commissioner, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru has been
appointed as the new Group Managing Director and CEO.
appointed as the new Group Managing Director and CEO.
Meanwhile, Messrs. Bayo Sanni, Idris Yakubu, Markie Idowu and Abimbola Izu remained in office as Executive Directors of the Bank.
Muhammad K. Ahmad, OON, has about 35 years distinguished experience leading and working in various public sector organizations and financial services institutions in Nigeria. He was the pioneer Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Pension Commission and oversaw the establishment and growth of the Pension industry in Nigeria with over ₦5 trillion in assets to become a major contributor to Nigeria’s GDP. He is currently the Chairman of the Interim Management Board, International Energy Assurance and is the founder of Jewel Development Foundation, a graduate assistant platform; and Certium Consulting, a strategy advisory and business applications company.
A pioneer staff of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), he rose to become Director/Head of Department and a member of the Interim Management Board. Mr. Ahmad has served on the boards of various corporate and not-for-profit organisations as well as presidential committees. Ahmad Chairs the Technical Committee that produced the North East Transformation Strategy (NESTS), a medium term Regional Development Strategy, for the sustainable socio-economic transformation and reconstruction of the Region and currently supervises its implementation.
Alhaji Ahmad is also a member of the Presidential Committee for the North East Intervention (PCNI). Prior to his appointment, he was a Director on the Board of FBN Holdings PLC, where he brought his rich experience in the financial services industry to bear on the institution. He strongly promotes building institutions based on the highest corporate governance and ethical standards and would bring his extensive experience to bear on his role on the board of Skye Bank PLC as Chairman. He has a Masters Diploma in Innovation and Strategy from University of Oxford and has also attended courses and programmes in various first-rate business and management schools, including Harvard Business School, IMD and INSEAD. A co-author of the book, “The Extent and Effectiveness of Bank Supervision in Nigeria”, Ahmad is married with children.
THE REASON WHY I RESIGNED
The former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Skye Bank, Timothy Oguntayo's resignation might have been as a result of some 'counter forces from within and outside' the bank.
According to an informed source, Pulse exclusively gathered that Oguntayo was not so happy quitting the financial institution following the bank's financial issues with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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