Olusola "Sola" Adejoke David-Borha, is the chief executive (CEO) of Africa Regions at the

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since January 2017. She was the CEO of

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since 2015. She joined the board of IBTC in July 1994. She has been a non-executive director of

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since June 2015. She was a director at Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC from 1994 to March 2017. She is a member of the governing council of the

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Early life and education

David-Borha was born in

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to a diplomat father, which meant the family travelled a lot. The family returned to

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when she was about 10 years old. Sola undertook her primary and secondary education in Nigeria before completing her studies at the

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, Nigeria with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1981. She then proceeded to pursue an MBA from the Manchester Business School in 1991. Her executive education includes the Advanced Management Program at

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and the Global CEO Program jointly offered by

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, IESE and CEIBS. She is an honorary fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).

Career

David-Borha began her career at NAL Merchant Bank (now Sterling Bank), then affiliated with

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from 1984 to 1989, before joining a boutique investment banking firm, IBTC, which was merged with two commercial banks to become IBTC Chartered in 2005. In 2007,

acquired IBTC and became known as

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. She is a non-executive director of CR Services Credit Bureau PLC and the University of Ibadan Business School. She joined the board of IBTC in July 1994. She has been a non-executive director of

since June 2015. She is a director of Fate Foundation,

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. She is a member of the governing council of the

. In September 2020, Stanbic IBTC Holdings appointed David-Borha as a non-executive director. On 15 April 2021, David-Borha retired after 31 years at Stanbic IBTC, and was replaced as CEO Standard Bank Africa Regions, by

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, hitherto the CEO of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc.

Awards and recognitions

She was named Business Woman of the Year for the West Africa region in 2016 at the All Africa Business Leaders Awards. She was also named Business Woman of the Year for Africa.

Personal life

David-Borha is a devout Christian and a pastor at the

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- City of David in

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, Nigeria. She is married to Mr David-Borha and a mother of three children.

References

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