Adegbola  Lala, Head

Adegbola Lala

Head

Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited(Member of Standard Bank Group)

Location
Nigeria
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Head at Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited(Member of Standard Bank Group)
  • Nigeria
  • February 2011 to June 2011

Responsible for the end-to-end efficient and effective running of IT in the Wealth
Group to accomplish business goals.
* Implemented scalable and robust virtualized hardware platforms for
computing, storage, networking and communication to the regional
offices
* Introduced an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform for various
lines of business and customer relationship management
* Developed customer-facing electronic channels including the web,
mobile apps, ATM, USSD and short-code services
* Managed and improved end-to-end business process workflows
integrated with a robust document management platform

Head at Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC(Member of Standard Bank Group)
  • Nigeria
  • October 2008 to February 2011

Responsible for service delivery of the catalogue of IT services to the Bank.
* Ensured the successful provision of IT services to the Bank through my
supervision of these three departments in IT: Service Management,
Regional IT support and IT Production

Executive at Stanbic IBTC Bank
  • Nigeria
  • January 2001 to February 2011

Head of Information Technology

Group Head at Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC(Member of Standard Bank Group)
  • Nigeria
  • October 2007 to October 2008

Responsible for service delivery of the catalogue of IT services to the Bank.
* Led the IT integration of the mergers involving Regent Bank, Chartered

Head IT at IBTC Chartered Bank
  • Nigeria
  • August 2005 to September 2007

Responsible for the Bank’s nationwide use of Information and Communication
Technology, with a focus on improving the company’s productivity, speed and
agility.
* Drove IBTC Chartered Bank’s IT strategy to enable end-to-end business
processes and IT efficiencies throughout the

Senior Manager at Chartered Bank PLC
  • Nigeria
  • January 2004 to August 2005

Supervised the relationship management of Blue-Chip corporate clientele in the
Nigerian aviation, construction and telecommunication industries. Also provided
Financial/Technical advisory services (with emphasis on long and medium-term
objective and business plan) to clientele, with emphasis on Telecom Industry.
* Achieved monumental success with over 100% growth in the division’s
profitability in one year.
* Supervised the preparation of the Division’s budget and monthly
performance review to ensure that divisional targets and objectives were
achieved
* Developed results-driven market penetration strategies and
implemented these strategies to deliver measurable goals

Senior Manager at Chartered Bank PLC
  • Nigeria
  • April 1990 to December 2001

Supervised the Operations, User Support, Research & Development, Engineering
and Communications units, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and
with a combined direct staff strength of over 40.
* Developed and implemented continuous reviews of IT policies and
strategy
* Successfully managed a network of 51 Bank branches spread across the

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Pan African University Lagos
  • January 2003
Bachelor's degree, Computer
  • at ScienceUniversity of Lagos
  • January 1989

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Bachelor's degree, Applied Physics (Electronics)
  • at University of Lagos
  • January 1987

Specialties & Skills

IT Strategy
People Management
Information Technology
Business Analysis
BUDGETING
BUSINESS PLANS
BUSINESS PROCESS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
NETWORKING
POLICY ANALYSIS
REPORTS
RESEARCH
STRATEGIC
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Six Sigma Certification - IASSC Certified Black Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2013
Certified Information Security Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2007
Certified Information System Auditor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2006
The Innovative Technology Leader (Training)
Training Institute:
Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA
Strategic Thinking and Management for Competitive Advantage (Training)
Training Institute:
Wharton Executive Education
The Strategic Decision-Making Mindset (Training)
Training Institute:
Wharton Executive Education, USA
Leadership training (Training)
Training Institute:
Standard Bank Global Leadership Center, South Africa

Hobbies

  • Jogging
    average of 40km weekly
  • Watching movies