LOME, Togo, April 12, 2021/ -- Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com),
is pleased to announce the appointment of Akin Dada as Group Executive,
Corporate and Investment Bank. He joined Ecobank in 2017 as the
Executive Director for Corporate Bank in Nigeria, and prior to his new
appointment was Group Head, Corporate Banking for the Ecobank Group.
Akin
has over 30 years of banking experience in client coverage, strategic
transaction initiation and advisory dialogues across various client
segments, including public sector, telecoms, FMCG and oil and gas.
Prior
to joining Ecobank, Akin was the Managing Director for Citigroup
Cameroon. He worked for Citigroup for 26 years in Corporate &
Investment Banking as Senior Transactor, Senior Relationship Banker and
Business Development Manager. While at Citi, he handled a wide array of
transactions in Loan Syndications, Project Finance, Corporate Finance
and Advisory. Akin also worked briefly with Access Bank Nigeria Plc as
Group Head, Oil & Gas.
Ade Ayeyemi, Ecobank Group CEO said:
“Akin’s valuable and varied experience over many years in corporate
banking as well as his broader knowledge of banking, credit and risk
management position him appropriately to lead our Corporate and
Investment Bank. There are huge opportunities for the Ecobank Group with
the implementation of the AfCFTA, which heralds burgeoning demand for
trade finance, advisory services and cross-border payments.”
Akin has an MBA from the University of Warwick, UK, and a degree in Political Science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
He succeeds Amin Manekia, who retired from the Group in 2020.
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