Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has been adjudged the "Best Bank in Nigeria
for 2014" by The Banker Magazine for promoting industry-wide excellence
in global banking ethics and adherence to the highest corporate
governance standards. The prestigious award ceremony which held recently in London had in
attendance more than 350 senior executives from well over 120 countries.
The Banker published by the Financial Times of London is the world's
leading monthly journal of records for the banking industry, with over
90-years expertise in publishing development in the banking industry
both Africa and on the global scale. For over 1000 applications
collected, The Banker selects one winning bank for each of the 120
countries shortlisted.
Commenting on the award, mananging director and chief executive of
GTB, Mr. Segun Agbaje said,"we are happy to receive this award" and
attributed the bank's achievements to the hardwork and commitment of its
employees and loyalty of its customers.
According to him, we are committed to building an enduring
institution with strong values and sound corporate governance standards
which will ensure that we continue to deliver over and above the
expectations of all stakeholders.
GTBank has continued to push the boundaries with the introduction of
products and services tailored to meet the needs of its customers. The
Bank was also the recipient of other prestigious awards in the global
banking space within the last 12 months. These include "2014 African
Bank of the Year" award by The African Banker, "2014 Best Bank in
Africa" and "2014 Best Bank in Nigeria" awards by Euromoney.
GTBank has introduced several innovations over the last few months in
its bid to further consolidate its position as the most service focused
bank in Nigeria. These includes The MarketHub; an e-commerce platform
where buying and selling are transacted in a virtual market space hosted
on the bank's platform, One click Top-up; an alternative service that
enables GTBank account holders conveniently recharge their mobile phones
with airtime from their bank account with ease.
The bank with over 200 branches within Nigeria, presently has
business subsidiaries in Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote
d'Ivoire, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and the United Kingdom. The GTBank brand
is regarded as one of the best run financial institutions across its
subsidiary countries singularly for its bias for World class customer
service ethics, organizational structure, culture and innovation.
The bank's third quarter audited results which were released on the
floor of the Nigerian and London Stock Exchange show gross earnings of
over N199.2 billion and a profit after tax of N66.7 billion for the nine
months period of January to September, 2014.
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