Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has been
adjudged the “Best Bank in Nigeria for
2014” by The Banker Magazine for
promoting industry-wide excellence in
global banking ethics and adherence to
the highest corporate governance
standards.
The prestigious award ceremony which
held recently in London had in attendance
more than 350 senior executives from
well over 120 countries.
The Banker published by the Financial
Times of London is the world’s leading
monthly journal of records for the banking
industry, with over 90-years expertise in
publishing development in the banking
industry both Africa and on the global
scale. For over 1000 applications
collected, The Banker selects one winning
bank for each of the 120 countries
shortlisted.
Commenting on the award, mananging
director and chief executive of GTB, Mr.
Segun Agbaje said,“we are happy to
receive this award” and attributed the
bank’s achievements to the hardwork and
commitment of its employees and loyalty
of its customers.
According to him, we are committed to
building an enduring institution with
strong values and sound corporate
governance standards which will ensure
that we continue to deliver over and
above the expectations of all
stakeholders.
GTBank has continued to push the
boundaries with the introduction of
products and services tailored to meet the
needs of its customers. The Bank was
also the recipient of other prestigious
awards in the global banking space within
the last 12 months. These include “2014
African Bank of the Year” award by The
African Banker, “2014 Best Bank in Africa”
and “2014 Best Bank in Nigeria” awards
by Euromoney.
GTBank has introduced several
innovations over the last few months in
its bid to further consolidate its position
as the most service focused bank in
Nigeria. These includes The MarketHub;
an e-commerce platform where buying
and selling are transacted in a virtual
market space hosted on the bank’s
platform, One click Top-up; an alternative
service that enables GTBank account
holders conveniently recharge their mobile
phones with airtime from their bank
account with ease.
The bank with over 200 branches within
Nigeria, presently has business
subsidiaries in Ghana, Gambia, Sierra
Leone, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya,
Uganda, Rwanda and the United Kingdom.
The GTBank brand is regarded as one of
the best run financial institutions across
its subsidiary countries singularly for its
bias for World class customer service
ethics, organizational structure, culture
and innovation.
The bank’s third quarter audited results
which were released on the floor of the
Nigerian and London Stock Exchange
show gross earnings of over N199.2
billion and a profit after tax of N66.7
billion for the nine months period of
January to September, 2014.
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