First Bank of Nigeria Limited has appointed Mr Patrick Iyamabo, as an executive director.
The appointment is, however, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, in a statement expressed satisfaction at the appointment adding, ‘’We are delighted with the appointment of Mr Patrick Iyamabo, as his elevation to the board is hinged on his excellent track record and the level of commitment he has demonstrated to the FirstBank Group.
“Since joining FirstBank, Iyamabo has played a key role in repositioning the Group and has remained at the forefront of delivering to the bank’s strategic goals as we have collectively reinforced our impact in driving financial inclusion and providing Nigerians with world class financial services.”
Prior to his appointment as executive director of FirstBank, Iyamabo , who joined the bank in 2016 from First City Monument Bank, FCMB; where he was its senior vice president strategy and group chief financial officer of the FCMB Holdings, served as the chief financial officer of FirstBank and its subsidiaries.
Iyamabo at the time of joining FirstBank was responsible for strategic leadership . He also, among other duties, supervised the financial control of the ban, the enhancement and enterprise data as well as management and analytic function.
Iyamabo joined FirstBank as part of the efforts to strategically turn around the group and address fundamental challenges facing the institution at that time. He had been responsible for strategic leadership and supervision of financial control, internal control, enhancement and enterprise data management and analytic function.