Portrait image of Olukorede Adenowo
Olukorede Adenowo
Born1966 March 01
Oyo, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
OccupationManaging Director
OrganizationFirst Bank, United Kingdom
SpouseOlajumoke Adenowo

Olukorede Adenowo (born March 1, 1966)[1] is a banking professional and is currently the Chief Executive Officer (Designate) of First Bank United Kingdom, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria. He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Nigeria.[2][3][4] He was previously the bank's Executive Director of Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking, responsible for Nigeria and West Africa. He is also an executive director[5] on the board of the bank. He was also previously the managing director and chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in Gambia and Senegal;[6] the deputy managing director and deputy CEO for SCB, Cameroon, a non-executive director at SCB Gambia and Sierra Leone, and vice president of the Gambia Bankers Association and trustee of the Institute of Bankers of Gambia.

Early life

Korede was born on March 1, 1966, in Ibadan, Nigeria,[7] where he had his primary education at Maryhill Convent School and his secondary education at the International School, Ibadan (ISI).

Education

In 1987, Korede got a BSc. Hon. in Economics at the University of Ife in Osun State, Nigeria, and a Master of Business Administration from the Lagos Business School under the IESE—International Graduate School of Management—at the University of Navarra in Barcelona, Spain.[8] He is an alumnus of INSEAD and Said Business School of Oxford University and a member of the Institute of Chattered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

Career

Adenowo started his career working for Société Générale Bank Nigeria and Deloitte Nigeria, where he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1990. Deloitte Nigeria honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015.

Marriage and children

Korede Adenowo is married to Jumoke Adenowo. They both have two children, Toluwaloju Adenowo and Toluwalase Adenowo.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Nwafor (2022-11-30). "Who is Olukorede Adenowo?". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ↑ Ugwu, Chris (2023-05-04). "Standard Chartered appoints Olukorede Adenowo as Chief Executive Officer". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. ↑ Nwachukwu, Iheanyi (2023-05-04). "Standard Chartered appoints Olukorede Adenowo as CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  4. ↑ Oduah, Henry (2023-05-04). "Olukorede Adenowo recalled from Gambia to head Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria". QED.NG. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Standard Chartered appoints Olukorede Adenowo as Executive Director | Marketing Edge Magazine". Marketing Edge Magazine. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Standard Chartered announces Olukorede Adenowo as Chief Executive Officer, Gambia and Senegal - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  7. ↑ OLUKOREDE ADENOWO ED, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, speaks on his career and goals, retrieved 2022-12-06
  8. ↑ "Meet Olukorede Adenowo: The man blazing trails in African corporate banking sector". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  9. ↑ "Meet Olukorede Adenowo: The Man Blazing Trails in African Corporate Banking Sector". New Telegraph. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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