Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh
Abubakar Aribidesi Jimoh, CFA
Mr. Jimoh is a versatile professional with over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector covering client relationship management, treasury, market risk, credit risk management, operational risk management, project and portfolio management. He is the Group Managing Director of Trustbanc Group, a leading investment management firm. Prior to his current role, Mr. Jimoh led the transformation of Associated Discount House (ADH) from a failing Discount House to a Merchant Bank (Coronation Merchant Bank Ltd).
Before joining ADH, he was a General Manager and Divisional Head at the UBA Group with responsibility for Balance Sheet Management, Market Risk and Investors Relations. He was also the Chief Risk Officer for various business segments including UBA Africa and UBA Capital.
Mr. Jimoh worked with the Royal Bank of Canada Financial Group between 1999 and 2005 in various capacities and was the Divisional Chief in charge of Private Sector Portfolio Management with the African Development Bank between 2005 and 2008. Mr. Jimoh was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Shelter Afrique between 2012 and 2013.
He has a robust professional cum academic pedigree with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Finance from University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Mr. Jimoh is a Chartered Internal Auditor and Certified General Accountant of Ontario and Canada. He has attended several Executive Management Development Programmes in leading institutions including London Business School, Canadian Securities Institute and Lagos Business School.
| Professional Experience | Academic and Professional Qualifications | Appointment Date | Board Committee Membership |
| 2020-date Trust Bank Holdings Group CEO | Financial Risk Manager (FRM) 2004 (GARP) USA | February 22, 2022 | Chairman – Board Audit Committee |
| 2011-2020 Coronation Merchant Bank Limited. Managing Director | |||
| 2008-2011 UBA Group | London Business School – Strategic Investment Management 2015 | Chairman – Board Finance and Investment Committee | |
| 2005-2008 African Development Bank | Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA, Association of Investment Management & Research, USA, 2001 | Vice Chairman – Board Risk Management Committee | |
| 1999-2005 RBC Financial Group, Toronto, Canada | Certified General Accountant, CGA, Certified General Accountant of Ontario and Canada, 2002 | Vice Chairman – Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee | |
| 1993-1998 Express Discount Limited | Chartered Internal Auditor (CIA) 2006 – USA | Vice Chairman – Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee | |
| 1990-1993 Prime Merchant Bank Limited | Canadian Securities Course (CSC) and Conduct and Practice Handbook Course (CPH), Canadian Securities Institute, 1998 | ||
| 1988-1989 Youth service Lion Bank, Jos, Plateau State | Advanced Management Program, Lagos Business School, 1998 | ||
| Associate, Chartered Institute of Accountant of Nigeria (ACA), 1992 | |||
| Associate, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (ACIB), 1991 | |||
| Master of Science (1990) and Bachelor of Science (1988) in Finance, University of Lagos |