Gtbank Wins Nigeria’s Best Bank & 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 reflect 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 the 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.