Ademola Adebise

Education

Between 1972 and 1978, he attended the Surulere Baptist Primary School. In 1978, he proceeded to the Lagos Baptist Academy to further his education, after which he gained admission into the University of Lagos where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from 1983 to 1987.
Adebise obtained a  master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Lagos Business School and attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of the Harvard Business School.
He also belongs to a number of professional bodies including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, the Institute of Directors of Nigeria as well as the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) CPN.

Career

In 1988, he began his career as a Programmer/Systems analyst at an indigenous Information technology company in Nigeria.
One year later, he began his banking career in the Information technology department of Chartered Bank (Now Stanbic IBTC bank). Between 1989 and 2000, he became the Head of Information technology and also worked as the Chief financial officer (CFO) of the Bank.
In 2001, he joined National Bank as an Assistant General Manager where he supervised various functions like Risk Management, Treasury and Corporate Banking. He became the General manager in 2005.
He took a break from banking in 2005 to join Accenture, where he was the Head of the Finance & Performance management Practice for Nigeria.
After coming back on the Banking scene, he served in various capacities in Wema Bank between 2009 and 2017, including Executive director in charge of South Bank and Deputy Managing Director (supervising Corporate Banking, [[Treasury], and  Support Functions.
In July 2018, Adebise became the acting Managing Director, following the retirement of Mr Segun Oloketuyi his predecessor. On approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria, he became the substantive MD/ CEO on October 1, 2018.
Adebise serves on the board of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), AIICO insurance Plc, and AIICO Pension Managers Limited.

Awards and Achievements

In 2019, Ademola Adebise received a BusinessDay Award for the Top 25 CEOs in Nigeria.

Personal life

Adebise is married to Adejumoke Adebise and they have three children together. A practising Christian, he is involved in Community Development and an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C..