Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC has announced some key executive appointments and changes in its management structure. According to a statement from the bank, Dr. Demola Sogunle has been named the Deputy Chief Executive (Deputy Managing Director), Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc. He was until recently the Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, a position he had held since August 19, 2011.

Also, Yewande Sadiku and Babatunde Macaulay were appointed Executive Directors, Corporate and Transactional Banking; and Personal and Business Banking for Stanbic IBTC Bank respectively, while Eric Fajemisin and Bunmi Dayo Olagunju were appointed Chief Executives for Stanbic IBTC Pensions Managers and Stanbic IBTC Asset Management in that order. The bank explained that as Deputy Chief Executive, Sogunle is expected to strengthen the executive team as the bank consolidates its growth strategy. He was formerly the Head of Treasury and Financial Services for the bank, a position he held for over seven years.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive of the Group's Pension business, he was Stanbic IBTC Bank's Head of Risk as well as its Chief Compliance Officer. On his part, Fajemisin will in his new role, has responsibility for the overall management and strategic direction of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, and will lead and drive the formulation and execution of specific business strategies and monitor performance. Fajemisin has 25 years' banking experience spanning investment banking, commercial banking, business development and business support.

His previous roles in banking included Head, Investment Banking Division in Chartered Bank; Head, Investment Management and Business Development for Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers. In same vein, Dayo Olagunju, prior to her appointment as Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, served in various capacities within the Stanbic IBTC Group, including Chief Financial Officer at Stanbic IBTC Asset Management (2008). As Chief Executive, Dayo Olagunju is responsible for strategy, execution and service excellence.

Yewande Sadiku, who previously held the position of Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Capital, another subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, in her new role as Executive Director, Corporate and Transactional Banking Division, will ensure, among other responsibilities, that Stanbic IBTC continues to provide top notch services in corporate finance advisory across key sectors of the economy, including oil and gas, power, telecommunications, manufacturing, and construction as well as in collections and payments, and consummation of big ticket deals. Similarly, Inwang Akpan and Titi Ogungbesan were appointed Head, Transactional Products and Services (TPS), Stanbic IBTC Bank, and CE of Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers respectively.