FBN Rewards Its Staff

 
In a graceful and adorn hall of Eko Hotel and Suites, First Bank Nigeria staff, friends and associates gathered to experience 2011 CAMA Award, as the bank acknowledged its staff’s performance, commitment, enterprise, integrity, accountability and achievement.
   With a blend of glamour, style, opulence and luxury, the event was enlivened to incorporate 11 subsidiaries of the Bank. These include First Registrars, First Funds, FBN Mortgages, First Pension Custodian, First Trustees, FBN Micro Finance, FBN Insurance Brokers, FBN Bureau de Change and First Life Assurance limited
  As part of commitment in integrating and consolidating its customer service systems and improving the service process itself, the institution also used the opportunity to launch its newest strategic business window in FirstBank Group, FBN Life Assurance Limited, which is set to combine FirstBank’s strong brand equity with the insurance business’ ability to offer the right product or combination of products to the right customer through the right channel at the right time.
   According to the Group Managing Director/CEO of the Bank, Mr. Bisi Onasanya,  “We had initiated the process of incorporating a life assurance business long before the new regulatory changes to the banking space. Persuaded by the strength of our vision we would comply with the new regulations on the Bank’s relationship with its non-core banking business by transferring ownership and control of FBN Life Assurance Limited to the holding company that will now manage all assets in the old FirstBank Group.”
    The memorable event also gathered the most notable people in the society, among whom are the Minister of Finance, Dr. Olusegun Aganga; Group Managing Director of Oando Plc, Mr. Wale Tinubu; the Ciroma of Kano who represented the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Ado-Bayero; Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Liyel Imoke, and his wife, Obioma; former MD/CEO of First Bank and Federal Minister, Chief Oluwole Adeosun; Otunba Mohammed Jobi-Fele; former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; former beauty queen, Nike Osinowo-Soleye, and her husband, Dr. Tunde Soleye; Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Chief Mrs. Stella Okoli; former Minister of Industries, Chief Mrs Nike Akande; Mr. Rotimi Oyekan, Lagos State Commissioner for Finance; Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, first son of Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade, Tokunbo; Fela and Tara Durotoye; a director of First Bank, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika; former director of First Bank, Mr. Oye Hassan – Odukale.

The Awardees

  The Economics graduate, Cecilia Majekodunmi, who emerged Best Market-Facing Staff in First Bank of Nigeria Plc, is a back-to-back winner of the FirstBank CEO’s Annual Merit Awards, having clinched the Best Group Head Award in CAMA 2008 and Best Business Development Manager Star Award in CAMA 2009. It was indeed a memorable day for the Medical Biochemistry graduate, Nkiru Adekoya, as FBN presented her the award of Best Staff, First Funds on her birthday. An energetic young man, Senior Field Officer for FBN Microfinance Bank, Joseph Uhunamure was also given Best Staff, FBN Microfinance Bank Limited.
  Head of the Capital Markets Department of FBN Capital, Tairat Tijani was presented Best Staff, FBN Capital for managing a dedicated, committed, focused and professional team.  For his high standard of perseverance and willingness to go the extra mile to accomplish difficult and complex assignments is exemplary, Ayowole Fanimokun was awarded the Best Staff, First Pension Custodian Limited. Akeem Adeniran who heads the Business Process and Operational Risk Management of FBN Mortgages was also awarded Best Staff, FBN Mortgages for his major role in reducing the service charge on implementation of support service for Service Level Agreement (SLA) on finacle banking application software.
  Head, e-business of First Registrars, Oladipupo Olabisi also emerged Best Staff, First Registrars Nigeria Limited. Rotimi Obende who played a key role in the development of new product lines as well as repackaging existing products to meet current market realities emerged as Best Staff First Trustees and Sunday Enoch Kehinde was given Best Staff, FBN Insurance Brokers.