MMFB appoints Atekoja as Chairman

FORMER Executive Director, Finance and Administration of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Adetola Atekoja has been named the Chairman, Board of Directors of the Maritime Microfinance Bank (MMFB) Limited.

A statement explained that Atekoja brings to the MMFB a wealth of experience cutting across banking and finance and the maritime sector.

According to the statement, Atekoja is an Alumnus of both Obafemi Awolowo University (University of Ife), Ile-Ife, State of Osun, and Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, United States of America (USA).
He is also a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Atekoja’s work experience of over three decades covered Public Practice and Consulting (with the prestigious firm, KPMG), Industrial, Financial Services and Public sectors of the Nigerian economy.

He served on the boards of Lagos Channel Management Company Limited, Bonny Channel Co. Ltd, Continental Shipyard Limited and Metropolitan Insurance Co. Ltd and was a member of several Government Committees in the Maritime Industry.
Currently, he is a Non-Executive Director of Heritage Bank where he heads the bank’s Board Credit Committee.
Other members of the Board include Bolaji Akinola, Mrs. Adetoro Suleiman, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, Ben Ogbeide, Mrs. Lami Lois Tsakma and the Bank’s Acting Managing Director, Oluwaseyi Hamilton.

Mrs. Daba Esekody is the bank’s Legal Adviser/Secretary to the Board.
Maritime Microfinance Bank Limited (MMFB) is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to carry on the business of micro banking in Nigeria and to arrange/raise funds or loans on a micro scale.

The Bank commenced operations on the 1st of December 2014.
MMFB was set up to cater for the financial needs of the stakeholders within and outside the maritime sector by developing tailor-made products and services for its customers.