TUE, 20 SEPT, 2022-theGBJournal| Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigerian non-interest bank and financial institution, has announced the appointment of Dr. Sirajo Salisu as its new managing director/Chief Executive officer.
Jaiz Board said his appointment would take effect from October 16, 2022 following the retirement of the incumbent CEO, Mallam Hassan Usman.
Dr. Sirajo was Executive Director, Business Development North prior to his appointment.
Sirajo, a certified risk manager, has over 28 years practical banking experience and more than a decade in top management position. He his also a Fellow Institute of Credit Administration (FICA) and an Honorary Senior Member Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
Dr. Sirajo started his banking career in 1992 with Inland Bank Plc as a supervisor and rose to Assistant General Manger in 2009 in the bank, where he subsequently held various managerial positions in both operations, credit administrations and business development, including Regional Manager FCT, Abuja.
In 2009, he was appointed Managing Director/CEO Arab Gambian Islamic Bank (AGIB), a position he held until January 2015.
He joined Jaiz Bank Plc in 2016 and served as the Regional Manager South while supervising the Treasury Department of the Bank. In 2018, he was appointed as the Chief Risk Officer of the Bank and later elevated to the position of Executive Director of the Bank.
Dr. Sirajo has attended several Management and Islamic Banking courses within and outside Nigeria as a participant and/or a speaker.
He is an alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School (SMP 33) and Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (PALM 11), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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