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 reflects
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 a
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.
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