Consistent with FirstBank’s thought leadership stance, the bank’s GMD/CEO, Bisi Onasanya will be participating in the C-suite panel on ”The Nigerian Banking Environment in a Low Oil Price World” at the maiden edition of The Nigerian Stock Exchange/Bloomberg CEO Roundtable scheduled to hold at The Event Centre of the NSE on June 25, 2015 from 10.00am.
The event will convene African captains of industry and key influencers to share in-depth knowledge about their sectors with key players in the capital market, with the aim of improving investment in capital markets in Nigeria.
Other panelists on this session are: Paul Wallace, Senior Industry Expert, Bloomberg L.P; Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc; and Peter Amangbo, Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Bank Plc.
In a statement by the GMD/CEO of FirstBank, Bisi Onasanya, the Bank would continue to support initiatives that will create opportunities for the advancement of the Nigerian capital market. “We will continue to drive the discourse on development of our equities market to place Nigeria on the same pedestal with industrialized economies”, he said.
A second panel session is expected to hold at the event with focus on The New OPEC Strategy: Implications for African member nations. This session will be morderated by Ms. Yinka Ibukun, Bloomberg News Analyst, Lagos, Nigeria and has Mr. Philipp Chladek, Senior Oil Industry Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence; Mr. Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc; Mr Adetunji A. Oyebanji, Chairman/Managing Director, Mobil Oil Plc; and Mr. Alexis Vovk, Managing Director, Total Nigeria Plc as panel discussants
About FirstBank
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, is Nigeria’s leading financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings and one of the largest corporate and retail banking financial institutions in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa). Since its establishment in 1894, the Bank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, risk management and strong capitalization.
FirstBank operates an extensive distribution network with over 750 business locations (623 branches, 61 quick service points and 69 cash centers/agencies), over 2,500 ATM’s and over 10 million customer accounts. The Bank provides a comprehensive range of financial services and has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DR Congo, FBNBank Ghana, International Commercial Bank (ICB) The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Senegal as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
FirstBank is the recipient of many awards. The Bank has been named “The Best Bank Brand in Nigeria” four times in a row – 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 – by the globally renowned “The Banker Magazine” of the Financial Times Group. FirstBank’s brand purpose is to always put its stakeholders, customers and partners at the heart of its business, even as it is poised to standardize customer experience and excellence in financial solutions across Sub Saharan Africa, in consonance with its brand vision “To be the partner of first choice in building your future”. The brand promise is to always deliver the ultimate “gold standard” of value and excellence. This commitment is anchored on the FirstBank’s inherent values of passion, partnership and people, to position its customers first in every respect.
For four consecutive years, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 FirstBank was named the “Best Retail Bank in Nigeria” by the Asian Banker International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards. Other recent awards include the “Best Bank in Nigeria” in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence, “Best Bank in West Africa” and “Most Innovative Bank in Africa” in the African Banker Awards, “Best Bank in Nigeria” in the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards for the fourth time, “Best Foreign Exchange Services in Africa” in the EMEA Finance Treasury Services Awards, “Best Banking Group in Nigeria” by World Finance Banking Awards, and “Best Financial Reporting Company” by Africa Investor.
