Standard Chartered Nigeria appoints Dalu Ajene as CEO

Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Dalu Ajene as the Chief Executive Officer of the bank’s operations in Nigeria.

The appointment of Dalu, who has over 23 years’ experience in the global financial services sector, is a testament to the bank’s established culture of promoting excellence and assurance of its esteemed stakeholders in the Nigerian financial industry.

Dalu takes over from Lamin Manjang, the Vice Chairman Africa and Acting CEO, who will be retiring from the bank after 25 years of service, having reached the mandatory retirement age.

Dalu, who until his latest appointment, was the Nigerian CEO of Rand Merchant Bank, is credited with leading a strong and resilient business to double-digit Profit Before Tax growth in 2023.