Guaranty Trust Bank
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | US40124Q2084 |
| founding | 17th January 1990 |
| Seat | Victoria Island , Nigeria |
| management | Segun Agbaje ( Chairman of the Board ) |
| Number of employees | 2723 (average inventory FY 2011) |
| Branch | Universal bank |
| Website | www.gtbank.com |
The Guaranty Trust Bank plc is the largest bank in Nigeria. It is based in Victoria Island ( Lagos ) and operates as a universal bank. It has total assets of 1.525 trillion. NGN as of December 31, 2011 and achieved a net profit of 52.654 billion NGN in the 2011 financial year.
history
On January 17, 1990, the bank was registered with the Central Bank of Nigeria . It was registered as a private limited company in July 1990. It was approved as a commercial bank in August 1990 and business operations began in February 1991. In September 1996 the company went public on the NSE .
The license to become a universal bank was granted in 2002. Certification according to ISO 9001: 2000 took place in 2006.
On July 26, 2007, the bank became the first sub-Saharan bank and first Nigerian public company to be listed on the London and German stock exchanges . The initial public offering raised $ 750 million.
Guaranty Trust Bank plc's long-term international liabilities are rated B + by the rating agency Standard & Poor's and B + by Fitch . This makes it one of the three best-rated banks in Nigeria.
One of the first banks to offer internet banking and SMS banking and the very first to offer mobile branches.
CEO and co-founder Tayo Aderinokun passed away on June 14, 2011.
Branch network and expansions
GTB has 177 branches in Nigeria. So far, 238 ATMs are operated nationwide . With GTBank-on-wheels, the company is the first Nigerian bank to have mobile service points.
The bank also originally operated in Gambia , Ghana , Liberia , the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone . With the exception of Ivory Coast, all of these countries are already members of the “ Eco-Zone ”.
A banking license for the United Kingdom was granted on March 12 of 2008.
In 2013, the majority of Fina Bank Group , which operates in Kenya , Rwanda and Uganda , was acquired. As a result, the business activity was expanded to East Africa.
Awards
1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008 Nigerian Stock Exchange Presidents Merit Award .
2006 and 2007, recognized by PricewaterhouseCoopers as Nigeria's Most Valued Company.
2009 and 2010 award from KPMG as Nigeria's most customer-oriented bank.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ forbes.com: " Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank to raise 750 mln usd from London listing" (September 11, 2007)
- ↑ Nigeria: S&P Rates Firstbank, Zenith, GTB Positive on allafrica.com
- ↑ Fitch ratings of Nigerian banks on chairmanking.com
- ↑ allafrica.com: " GTBank to Commence Operations in UK"
- ↑ GTBank has concluded the acquisition of a 70% stake in Fina Bank Group ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , February 2014.
