African Development Bank Names Oluwatomisin Adeola Fashina as Senior Director and Chief Information Technology Officer
The African Development Bank has named Dr. Oluwatomisin Adeola Fashina as Senior Director, Information Technology, and Chief Information Technology Officer, effective from January 16, 2024.
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A Nigerian national, Dr. Fashina brings over 30 years of experience in technology and financial services management to this role. His most recent position was with Ecobank Group, where he served as the Group Executive for Operations and Technology and Managing Director for eProcess International since March 2021.
In this capacity, Dr. Fashina oversaw various functions, including information technology, customer experience, information security, business continuity management, cyber security, procurements, and fintechs across 34 Ecobank affiliates. He played a pivotal role in implementing digital transformation, customer experience enhancement, robotic process automation, and artificial intelligence projects.
Dr. Fashina initially joined Ecobank Group in 2016 as the Group Chief Information Officer and Managing Director for eProcess International, where he supervised overall technology functions, contributed to the digital strategy, and ensured technology service delivery to end customers. He was instrumental in establishing the Ecobank Software Center for managing software development, integration, and driving innovation.
Before joining Ecobank, Dr. Fashina served as Chairperson of Steward Bank in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2013 to 2016, successfully turning the bank from loss to profit during his tenure. He also held leadership roles with ABSA Bank and Barclays Bank, with experience in general management, transactional banking products, channels management, cash management, and payments.
Dr. Fashina holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Lagos, and a Ph.D. in Business Management from Capella University in Minnesota, U.S.
Expressing his gratitude for the appointment, Dr. Fashina said, “I am grateful to President Adesina for his confidence and the opportunity to lead the Information Technology Department and its talented staff. I am also humbled and at the same time excited to be given the chance to lead the Bank’s efforts of ensuring world-class service enhancement with the overarching mandate of combining operational resilience with building and implementing an outstanding technology strategy in order to achieve a sustained advantage for the Bank.”
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina commented on the appointment, stating, “I am pleased to appoint Dr. Oluwatomisin Adeola Fashina as Senior Director for Information Technology and Chief Information Technology Officer. Dr. Fashina is a strategic leader with world-class expertise in information technology, banking operations, and systems thinking. I am confident that at this time when the Bank is currently in the process of a major systems transformation, his sound track record of driving organizational success through the deployment of modern technologies and motivating teams for top performance will be a key asset in the continuous improvement of the Bank’s information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure.”
