Jubril Adeniji is a seasoned banking professional with a career in the industry spanning over 25-years. He had stints in Banking Operations in the early stages and subsequently in Credit and Business Development in Multilaterals, Construction, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Service Institutions across International, Public, Corporate, Commercial, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Retail Banking Business segments.

Jubril Adeniji first joined Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) in February 2006 as a Team Lead within the Bank’s Abuja and North Central Commercial Banking Division and rose through the ranks to the Divisional Head position in April 2011. He held this position for over four years before joining the Bank’s International Banking Division in December 2015 to support the Bank’s application for a Banking license in Tanzania.

In July 2016, Jubril was appointed as the pioneer Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Tanzania. In the first 18 months of his appointment, he had the overall responsibility for the establishment of the greenfield GTBank franchise in Tanzania, which culminated into the granting of the Bank’s operational license by the Bank of Tanzania in December 2017. Jubril subsequently managed the franchise effectively with year-on-year improvement of key indices and ratios, along with a predominantly young Tanzanian team until September 2022, further to his nomination as Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya.

Having overseen the successful introduction of GTBank into Tanzania, Jubril has developed a profound understanding of the Tanzania and East African markets and in July 2022, he was nominated to oversee the strategic growth and further deepening of the GTBank franchise in the East African market.

Prior to joining GTBank, he worked with MBC International Bank Ltd (now part of First Bank of Nigeria Plc) between November 1997 and January 2006.

Jubril Adeniji holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Ibadan (1997) and Master of Business Administration (Finance and Accounting) from the University of Liverpool (2015). He has also attended several senior management courses including the IMD High Performance Leadership, Cranfield and Michigan Ross Executive Leadership Development programs and other banking-specific programs in renowned educational institutions globally. He is also an Honorary Senior member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (2012).

Jubril is happily married, and the matrimony is blessed with three lovely children. He spends his free time with the family, mentoring young individuals, executing community service projects under the auspices of Rotary International and watching professional Lawn Tennis and Football games.