Mr. Akinyemi first joined Diamond Bank Plc from former Lead Merchant Bank in 1991 as Head of Systems Unit. He later headed the Commercial & Consumer Banking and the Retail Banking Units of the bank before leaving for UBA in 1997.

He left UBA after a stint as Head of Retail Banking, Consumer Banking Division for One-to-One Nigeria Limited as an Executive Director and whilst he was there, built the first Database Marketing Service Company in Nigeria as well as pioneered List Rental Business in Nigeria.

He then joined Citibank Nigeria in 1999 as Head of Cards, Cash Management and e-Solutions Group.

He again joined Diamond Bank Plc in 2002 as Head of the Information Technology Group. A holder of the University of Lagos B.Sc. in Computer Science, Dele also holds an MBA obtained from International Graduate School of Management, IESE University of Navarra, Madrid, Spain. He has attended various Leadership and IT courses in Ireland, UK, India and South Africa and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.

He was appointed Ag. MD/CEO of Diamond Pension Fund Custodian Limited in November 2011.

Dr. Salami is a seasoned economist, Senior Lecturer and full time member of the faculty at the Lagos Business School. He holds BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Economics from the Queen Mary College of the University of London.

Dr Salami is also an alumnus of both the Lagos and Harvard Business Schools. He is a director of African Business Research Limited, UK, First World Communities Limited, Investment Securities Limited and also a Managing Partner of Edward Kingston Associates (a firm of economic consultants).

Mr. Gadzama holds a law degree from the University of Maiduguri and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984. He is the founding and principal partner of JK Gadzama and Partners. He is amongst others a legal consultant and adviser to the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), the secretariat of the National Council on Privatization (NCP), several banks and multinational corporations.

He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Council of Legal Education in Nigeria, West African Bar Association, English Bar and the International Bar Association.

He worked in several positions in Diamond Bank Plc such as: Branch Head of Credit, Group Head Retail Banking, Group Head Commercial Banking, Divisional Head Commercial Banking.

Mr. Uruakpa’s experience in banking spans over 23 years of active involvement in core Commercial Banking. He joined Diamond Bank Plc in 1997 as an Assistant Manager.

Till date he remains the Regional Manager South-South. His qualifications include a BSc (Hons) in Management from the University of Nigeria and an MBA from the University of Science and Technology Port Harcourt Rivers State.

He has attended several local and offshore trainings including a Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School and Leadership Training at IESE Business School of University of Navarra Spain.