Bio

He holds a first degree in Banking and Finance from Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye. He is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He has attended several training programmes both in Nigeria and Overseas, including Competitive Strategy at INSEAD Singapore and Business Strategy at Harvard Business School. Benson Ogundeji is a consummate banker with over 30 years’ experience in various banks in Nigeria, including Nigerian American Merchant Bank Limited, MBC International Bank Limited, First Bank of Nigeria PLC, Guaranty Trust Bank PLC, Ecobank Nigeria Limited and Greenwich Merchant Bank. Prior to his joining Greenwich as an Executive Director, he was a General Manager at Ecobank and at various times, acted as the Business Head of Corporate Bank at Ecobank. He was also a Regional Account Manager with responsibility for account management across Africa with direct responsibility and oversight for several Relationship Managers within the Ecobank Group. Benson has at various times been a member of the Annual Dinner, Membership, Strategy and Finance, and Annual Election Committees of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Over the years, Benson has led various teams either as Team Lead or Group Head in Corporate bank covering several market sectors, including food and beverages, flour, cement and building materials, aviation/transportation, construction, soft commodities, oil and gas, healthcare and personal care, plastics and packaging, fertilizer and Agriculture, trading, and logistics. Benson is currently a Non-Executive Director with Greenwich Asset Management Limited. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors.