First City Monument Bank Limited has appointed Bismarck Rewane as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of its Board of Directors following approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
It stated in a statement that the appointment brings one of Nigeria’s leading economists to the board of the lender as it seeks to strengthen its governance and strategic leadership.
Rewane has more than 40 years of experience spanning macroeconomic research, investment banking and strategic management. He is the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, a financial advisory and economic research firm.
A Fellow of the Nigerian Economic Society, Rewane previously held leadership positions at International Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited and First National Bank of Chicago.
He graduated from the University of Ibadan with a degree in Economics and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria as well as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Bankers of England and Wales.
His boardroom experience includes serving on the boards of several companies, including Guinness Nigeria Plc, British American Tobacco, Henkel Nigeria Limited, Top Feeds Nigeria Limited and Africa Infrastructure Plus Partners.
