Chairman
Mr. Olukayode Pitan
Mr. Olukayode Pitan is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Industry Ltd, Nigeria’s oldest and largest development finance institution. He draws from significant experience gained across various financial services sectors including banking and capital markets, during his over 30-year career.
Mr. Pitan graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) Degree in Economics as a UAC scholar from the University of Ibadan in 1982 and obtained a Master’s Degree in International Management as a Rotary International Scholar from the American Graduate School of International Management, Thunderbird Campus at Glendale, Arizona.
He is a Fellow of several prestigious organisations including the following: Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB), Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (FCS), Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria (FICA), Nigeria Economic Society (FNES) and a member of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria (MIoD). He is also an alumnus of the Lagos Business School; the London Business School; the Haggai Institute, Singapore; and the Galilee International Management Institute, Israel. He is also a merit award recipient of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Mr. Pitan is the Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Development Finance Institutions (ANDFI). He was recently appointed to the Board of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions as a director representing West Africa
