Dr Demola Sogunle previously served as Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers and as the Head of Treasury amongst other roles in the Stanbic IBTC Group.

Dr Sogunle holds a First-Class Honours degree in Agricultural Science and a PhD in Land Resource Evaluation and Management, both from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, AMP. He also holds an MBA in Banking and Finance from ESUT Business School, Nigeria and a Treasury Dealership Certificate from the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He is a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

Dr Sogunle has a wealth of banking experience spanning over 25 years in credit and marketing, project finance, global markets, risk management and compliance. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC in December 2015, he was the Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, a role which he performed with diligence from 2011 – 2015. He had also served as the Group Head of Risk and Chief Compliance Officer of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC and prior to this, he served as the Treasurer of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a position he held between February 2000 and November 2007. He is currently the Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC.

He is a member of the following Committees:

• Board Audit Committee
• Board Nomination and Governance Committee