Gbenga Ajibola
MD/CEO
Mr. Gbenga Ajibola has more than 26 years working experience in the Banking Industry with a rich
background in Commercial Banking, Emerging Corporates, Retail Banking, Public Sector and
Multilateral Institutions. He has worked in Internal Control, Human Capital Management &
Development, Internal Audit & Investigation, Investment Banking & Treasury Services, Currency
and Interbank Dealing, Liquidity and Arbitrage, Treasury Marketing (Management of Trustees
Investments, Institutional Investors, High Net worth Individuals (HNI) and other Financial
Institutions) including Banking Operations and Services.
He joined FirstBank Nigeria in June 2012 as the pioneer Group Head for Emerging Corporates in
Abuja, FCT Hub covering Abuja, Plateau and Kaduna States. Gbenga has also worked as the Relief
and Acting Group Head for Commercial Banking North for FirstBank and Business Manager in
Commercial Banking, Abuja and South-West Ibadan Groups. He was subsequently appointed in
February 2019 as the pioneer Group Head, for the newly created Commercial Banking Group,
Lagos Mainland 2, Ikeja, until December 2021 when he was appointed as MD/CEO of FirstBank
Gambia Limited.
Prior to joining FirstBank, Gbenga worked briefly as a Business Manager in Sterling Bank Plc, Abuja.
He was also Branch Manager/ Head of Commercial Banking in Intercontinental/Access Bank in
2011. He Spearheaded the Regulatory Agencies Management for Intercontinental Bank Plc to sort
out all regulatory matters with CBN, SEC, NDIC as part of liaison Activities in Abuja, FCT in the year
2008 to 2009.
He worked as Branch Manager Retail Banking and Head, Regional Treasury for the FCT and North
Central Region and same position in South-West & Benin Region for Intercontinental Bank Plc
(Now Access Bank Plc). Mr. Gbenga Ajibola worked as Branch Internal Control/Internal
Audit/Inspection staff; Head, Central Clearing’s Internal Control Officer in Intercontinental Bank,
and Head of Compensation, Benefits & Staff welfare etc. He worked briefly as Regional Control
Officer for NNB Bank Plc (Now Unity Bank) in Warri/Effurun, Delta State and as a Banking
Operations Staff in United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA Plc) Warri where he started his Banking Career
in June 1997 as a Youth Corper.
Mr. Gbenga Ajibola is currently the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank
Gambia Limited, a Subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Limited
