The management of Jaiz Bank has appointed Dr. Sirajo Salisu as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the bank. The new chief executive, the Islamic bank said comes with a vast experience in the financial sector.
He will replace the outgoing managing director of the bank, Hassan Usman who is billed for retirement next month, the bank said in a disclosure signed by Mohammed Shehu, the company’s secretary.
The statement said, “Jaiz Bank Plc hereby notifies the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the general public that the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the appointment of Dr. Sirajo Salisu as the Managing Director/CEO of the bank.
“His appointment would take effect from October 16th, 2022 following the retirement of the incumbent MD, Mallam Hassan Usman.
Salisu’s Background
Until his recent appointment, Sirajo was the executive director, business development North.
The new managing director has a vast experience in both financial and banking sector of the economy spanning close to three decades. His banking career started in 1992 with defunct Inland Bank and later First Inland Bank Plc where he rose to the position of General Manager. He later held other top positions in the now rested bank, including Regional Manager, FCT.
He is a Fellow Institute of Credit Administration, FICA, and honorary senior manager, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, as well as a certified risk manager, CRM.
He is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School and Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (PALM II), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
