Jaiz Bank appoints Sirajo Salisu as MD/CEO

The Management of Jaiz Bank Plc has appointed of Dr. Sirajo Salisu as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the lender.

Salisu’s appointment takes effect on October 16, 2022 following the retirement of the incumbent MD/CEO, Mallam Hassan Usman.

The bank in a Notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the appointment of Salisu as the Managing Director/CEO.

Prior to this appointment, Salisu was the Executive Director, Business Development North.

He is a Certified Risk Manager (CRM), Fellow Institute of Credit Administration (FICA) and Honorary Senior Member Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). 

“Dr. Sirajo has over 28 years practical banking experience with more than a decade at Top· Management Level. He started his banking career in 1992 with Inland Bank Pie as a Supervisor and rose to Assistant General Manager in 2009 with First Inland Bank Pie, where he held various Managerial Positions in both Operations, Credit Administration and Business Development including Regional Manager FCT Abuja. 

NDLEA seizes $278.2m worth of cocaine, arrests 4 drug barons

“In 2009, he was appointed Managing Director/CEO Arab Gambian Islamic Bank (AGIB), a position he held till January 2015. 

“Dr. Sirajo joined Jaiz Bank Plc in 2016 and served as the Regional Manager South while supervising the Treasury Department of the Bank. In 2018, he was appointed as the Chief Risk Officer of the· Bank and later elevated to the position of Executive Director of the Bank,” the Company Secretary, Mohammed Shehu, stated on Monday. 

Dr. Sirajo has attended several Management and Islamic Banking Courses within and outside Nigeria as a participant and/or a speaker.

He is an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School (SMP 33) and Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (PALM 11), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

The Star