The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its bank Director, Banking Supervision, Mr Ahmed Abdullahi directed for the approval of a letter to Mrs Halima Buba as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Sun Trust Bank.
Halima, who hails from Michika Local Government of Adamawa State is a co-founder of TAJ consortium, a group of young dynamic technocrats, cum financial advisory experts, who specialise in trade finance, project and export development finance.
Her appointment was premised on her years of experience as a financial expert and a seasoned banker with over 25 years of experience in both the private and public sectors with identifiable and remarkable paces.
She is currently sitting on the board of Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) as a non-executive director and participate amongst other key stakeholders in making critical decisions to ensure that the nation’s wealth is being channeled to prime use for the future generations of Nigerian.
Halima Buba the new MD/CEO of Sun Trust Bank rose to the rank of Deputy General Manager in Ecobank Nigeria, in charge of FCT and the North, where she established excellent leadership qualities in building cross-functional teams and focused on business development and market expansion.
No doubt Sun Trust Bank will soon experience a revolutional-change in growth and expansion with the coming of this giant successful seasoned banker on board.
