| Intro | Nigerian businesswoman |
| Is | Businessperson |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Business |
| Gender | female |
Bola Adesola is a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the Financial Services sector. She is the Senior Vice-Chairman at Standard Chartered Bank Group where she was previously the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank for Nigeria and West Africa.
She is an innovative and visionary leader, a skilled communicator and team builder with about thirty years’ banking experience in both local and international financial markets. She has proven ability to analyse markets, identify growth opportunities, introduce strategic and tactical solutions to improve competitive performance and deliver sustained growth while increasing shareholder value. She is an exceptional mentor and motivator who maximizes staff performance through fostering a supportive and empowering management style.
Education and career
Bola Adesola has about 30 years banking experience and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School. She holds a Law degree from the University of Buckingham, UK and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.
Prior to joining the Standard Chartered Bank in 2011, she was an Executive Director at First Bank of Nigeria Plc and prior to that Managing Director of Kakawa Discount House, Nigeria, where she drove record business performance. She had previously also worked in Citibank for 9 years in senior leadership roles in Nigeria and Tanzania.
Appointments
Bola is an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria. She has previously sat on the Boards of the Financial Markets Dealers Association and Nigeria Interbank Settlement Systems Ltd, having served in various capacities in developing the Nigerian Money Market, the Interbank Settlement Systems and the Discount House subsector over the years. Bola also chairs the Central Bank of Nigeria Bankers’ Sub-Committee on Economic Development, Sustainability and Gender and is the immediate past President of the Lagos Business School Alumni Association (LBSAA).
Bola Adesola was appointed to the United Nations Global Compact Board by the UN Secretary General in June 2015 and as Co Vice-Chair of the Board in February 2018.