FCMB appoints Yemisi Edun acting Managing Director

The board of Directors of  FirstCity Monument Bank (FCMB) on Wednesday appointed Ms. Yemisi Edun as the Acting Managing Director/CEO of the Bank, following the decision of its former helmsman, Adam Nuhu to proceed on leave.

Nuru was sent on forced leave Tuesday following a sex scandal involving him and a former staff of the bank, Moyo Thomas.

Edun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife and a Master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a CFA Charter holder. She is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers; an Associate Member of the Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; a Member of Information Systems Audit and Control, U.S.A; and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

She began her career with Akintola Williams Deloitte (member firm of Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu) in 1987, with main focus in Corporate Finance activities. She was also involved in audit of Banks and Other Financial Institutions.

She joined FCMB in year 2000 as Divisional Head of Internal Audit and Control before assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer of the Bank and now as CE