By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Mr Oladipupo Jadesimi has been appointed as the new Chairman of FCMB Group. His appointment followed his election for the position at the meeting of the board of directors of the financial firm on Thursday, March 8, 2018.
A statement issued by the lender yesterday said Mr Jadesimi holds an Oxford M.A. (Honours) in Law and was a jurisprudence scholar at the University of Oxford.
He has run several businesses in the Energy, Finance and Real Estate sectors, and brings on board high level competencies and varied experience.
He is the Founder and Chairman of Ladol Group, the largest indigenous Free Zone Industrial Park, which hosts a variety of high value industrial free zone enterprises.
The new Chairman also currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Niger Delta Exploration and Production Plc, one of the largest indigenous integrated oil and gas producing companies.
The lender expressed optimism that the leadership of Mr Jadesimi will undoubtedly have a positive impact on FCMB Group Plc as a whole.