Gbenga Shobo
Gbenga Francis Shobo (born June 2, 1963) is currently Deputy Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Limited; prior to which, he was Executive Director (Lagos & West) with the bank.[1] A chartered accountant, Gbenga began his career with Coopers & Lybrand, a firm of chartered accountants, in 1986. Thereafter, he joined Victory Merchant Bank, commencing a career in banking that has spanned 23 years.
Gbenga Shobo | |
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| Deputy Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Limited | |
| Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Executive Director, Lagos & West, First Bank of Nigeria Limited | |
| In office August 2014 – December 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gbenga Shobo June 2, 1963 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Spouse(s) | Vivien Shobo |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Ife |
| Profession | Banker |
Early life
Gbenga was born in Lagos. His father was a chemical engineer and mother was a nurse. Gbenga has two older siblings, Tosin and Funmi. He attended St Gregory's College, Lagos for his secondary school certificate, before completing a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Ife.
Career
FBN Merchant Bank Limited
Gbenga worked for one year (2004 – 2005) with FBN Merchant Bank as General Manager, Corporate/Commercial Banking. He had responsibility for credit, relationship management, and business development, in a role that saw him coordinate the operations of the bank’s branches across the country.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited
Gbenga joined FirstBank from FBN Merchant Bank Limited as Group Head, National Corporates in 2006. He held different offices in the bank before becoming Executive Vice President, Retail South in 2010.[2] Impassioned by the prospects for domestic small- and medium-sized businesses,[3][4] in his role as Executive Director, Lagos & West, Gbenga was responsible for the public sector and retail banking businesses of FirstBank in the Lagos and West area.
On Monday 4 January 2016, Gbenga assumed office as Deputy Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Limited.[5][6]
FBN General Insurance Limited
Gbenga held other roles within the FBN Holdings Group, most notably as Non Executive Director and Chairman of FBN General Insurance Limited effective March 21, 2016 [7][8]
Personal life
A keen golfer and active lawn tennis player, Gbenga is married to Vivien Shobo, the former CEO of Nigeria’s leading rating agency, Agusto & Co. They have two sons.
References
- Shobo, Gbenga. "Gbenga Shobo, Executive Director, Retail South, First Bank of Nigeria Limited". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Shobo, Gbenga. "First Bank of Nigeria Plc announces Changes in the Board". www.proshareng.com. Proshare. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Shobo, Gbenga. "First Bank disburses N46bn to SMEs in one year". www.businessdayonline.com. BusinessDay Newspapers. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Shobo, Gbenga. "We've always taken SMEs capacity building seriously —Gbenga Shobo". www.vanguardngr.com. Vanguard Newspapers. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Shobo, Gbenga. "Adeduntan to succeed Onasanya as First Bank GMD". www.punchng.com. Punch Nigeria Limited. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- Gbenga, Shobo. "Breaking News: Adeduntan takeover from Onasayan as First Bank MD designate". www.vanguardngr.com. Vanguard Media Limited Nigeria. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- Shobo, Gbenga (July 24, 2019). "This Day Newspapers Limited". This Day Live. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "FBN General Insurance settles N902m claims". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2020-10-08.