Bolaji Lawal

 Coordinated the bank’s Digital Banking activities. Implemented initiatives for digital customer self-service and cost reduction, digital customer acquisition and increased fee revenue, and finally digital for improved customer engagement and experience.  Managed internal business groups and maintained external business and regulatory relationships, as well as effectively monitored business and competitive developments, and their impact on business and service offering  Maintained the bank’s industry leadership position Card Issuance and Acquiring. Won "Best Bank in Customer Experience Award" for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively from the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc. Respected Industry award for the overall Bank with highest level of efficiency, transaction volumes and customer satisfaction in the delivery of electronic payments

 Implemented electronic banking initiatives and projects to facilitate corporate, commercial, and retail banking customer migration to electronic self-service channels to achieve superior customer experience and reduce cost to serve.  Led team that envisioned and implemented GTBank Plc’s Digital Banking and Retail Products strategy to achieve industry leadership and recognition, as well as introduced several products and solutions such as Bank 737, GT World, GT Mobile and GT Collections etc. Mobile onboarding and customer acquisition solutions contributed to the exponential growth in retail customer base of the organization

 Originated and executed syndicated debt transactions as Mandated Lead Arranger for leading corporates in Cement, Telecommunications, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors of the Nigerian economy.  Track record of diverse fund raising and debt syndications transactions in the Nigerian and international capital markets. Also led the GTBank core team that raised: Over $1.2 trillion in three tranches of Eurobonds, over $824 million equity via GDRs and over $500 million medium term on-lending debt facilities from leading Developmental Finance Institutions.

 Was Relationship Manager responsible for growing and managing the Bank’s relationship with large corporates in Northern Nigeria. Conducted industry, sector, cluster and company analysis, credit and marketing activities as well as business development initiatives.  Managed Loans and Advances in diverse manufacturing segments such as Textiles, Plastics, Commodities, Tannery and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.