Fola ADEOLA

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

ADEOLA

First Name

Fola

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ogun

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Hajara

Names of Children

has six children.

Profession

Banker
Chartered accountant

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Methodist Boys High School, Lagos, Yaba College of Technology in 1975,

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; Fellow of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria

Previous Appointments

Managing Director of TransCorp. Hilton Hotel. Mr. Adeola served as Pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive at Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria for 12 years, which he founded in 1990. Mr. Adeola served as the Deputy General Manager and Divisional Head of Financial Services Division at the Continental Merchant Bank Limited, from 1986 to 1990. He also served as a Manager at the NAL Merchant Bank Plc, from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Adeola served as a Senior Auditor of D.O. Dafinone & Co. Mr. Adeola served as the Chief Executive Officer at Transnational Corporation of Nigeria. He is the Founder and Chairman of FATE Foundation. He is the Founder and Chairman of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. Mr. Adeola serves as Chairman of the Board at Main One Cable Company Nigeria Ltd. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Advanced Finance & Investment Group LLC. Mr. Adeola served as a Director of UTC Nigeria Plc. Mr. Adeola served as Chairman of the National Pension Commission. Mr. Adeola is a Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (“ICAN”), Institute of Directors of Nigeria (“IOD”) the chairman UTC, ARM, Lotus Capital, Eterna Oil, CardinalStone Partners Limited, Tafsan Breweries (board member), and Credit Registry Services.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in December 2002

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

honorary doctorate from Nkumba University, Ntebbe, Uganda.

Outstanding Achievements

Banker of the Decade in 2009 by the Vanguard Newspaper group. Distinguished Famous Alumni award by Yaba Tech. Zik Leadership in 2003. This Day Awards 2011 – Change Makers in Social Entrepreneurship

Source

http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=25254609&privcapId=12825761

Source

http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=25254609&privcapId=12825761