FBN Holdings PLC, West Africa’s largest financial services group has appointed Oyewale Ariyibi as its new Chief Financial Officer for the group.
In statement made available to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the company said:
Kindly be informed that Board of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNH) at its meeting held on October 21, 2016 approved the appointment of Mr. Oyewale Ariyibi as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Mr. Ariyibi was until his appointment the Head, Finance for FBNH. Prior to this, he was Chief Finance Officer at Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) and Country Financial Controller at Standard Chartered Bank, Nigeria. He has a combined twenty six (26) years’ experience in banking and allied financial services, business assurance, tax management, business process review and consulting across several institutions.
Mr. Ariyibi’s core competencies include financial accounting and reporting, capital raising, tax planning and cost management, operational risk management, strategic and corporate planning, compliance and business assurance amongst others, which he brings to bear on his functions at FBN Holdings Plc.
Mr. Ariyibi holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Lagos. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (AC IT) and Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria (ACIP).
