Alhaji Tanko Isiaku Gwamna

Chairman

Tanko Isiaku Gwamna began his career in real estate in 1987 before moving fully into the finance sector to become the Pioneer chairman of the Gombe Microfinance bank for 12-years. His meritorious service to the country has seen him holding several appointments at the government level such as Honourable Commissioner of Agriculture and Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Works and Housing, Gombe State during the Danjuma Goje administration.

He is the Chairman of Grandscope Construction Co Ltd a successful construction company with annual turnover in excess of N15 Billion.

Tanko Isiaku Gwamna holds a first class degree in Economics and a Masters in Banking & Finance.​

Hamid Joda

Founder / Managing Director / CEO

Hamid Joda is a banker with over 20 years banking experience covering Treasury, Business Development, Consumer/Retail Banking, Branch Banking and the Public Sector.​
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He began his career at Niger Insurance Plc in 1999 before moving to City Express Bank Ltd, Lagos the same year where he held the position of Senior Supervisor. He has also worked at Continental Trust Bank Ltd, Kano as a Senior Analyst and at the defunct Oceanic Bank International Nigeria Ltd. He was the pioneer Branch Manager of Fidelity Bank Plc, Kano from where he rose to the position of Area Manager in charge of the North East.​
His extensive experience led him to First Inland Bank (Finbank Plc) Abuja as Group Head Retail Banking (North) where he later rose to become the Divisional Head, Retail Banking of the Bank.​

Hamid Joda was the Divisional Head, Public Sector, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Ltd.​​​

He holds a BSc in Business Administration (Banking & Finance) from the University of Maiduguri and an MBA from Bayero University, Kano. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Banking of Nigeria (CIBN).​

Mr. Joda is the Founder of TAJBank Ltd. He led the team to realize the vision of setting-up the second non-interest Bank in Nigeria. He is also the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.​

Sherif Idi

Co-Founder / Executive Director – Business Development

Sherif Idi is a seasoned banker with over 20 years experience in Operations, Branch Management, Business Development and Public Sector banking.

He started his career at Inland Bank Nig. Plc, Abuja in 1999 as a Supervisor, where he worked in various units of the Bank.

After the merger of Inland Bank and First Atlantic in 2004, which became First Inland Bank (and subsequently FinBank Plc), he became Senior Operations Officer and was later saddled with the responsibility of Branch Manager.​

He was a Group Head in the Public Sector Division at First City Monument Bank Ltd before embarking on the journey to set up TAJBank.​

He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director – Business Development TAJBank Limited.​

Tata Shakarau Omar

Director

Mr. Tata Omar started his banking career in 1991 at the Nigerian Agricultural & Cooperative Bank (NACB) as an Assistant Manager. He later joined the defunct Inland Bank Ltd in the year 1996 as a Deputy Manager.​He rose through the ranks to become Principal Manager overseeing the Apapa region and later Zonal Director, Lagos.

Following the merger between Inland and First Atlantic Banks to create the defunct Finbank Plc, Mr. Omar was appointed Zonal Executive in charge of Bauchi region which spans the Bank’s operations in the Northeastern region of Nigeria.

Mr Omar earned an M.Sc in Fisheries and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto. He also holds an MBA from the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto and a Senior Management Programme Certificate from the prestigious Lagos Business School.​

He has attended numerous courses in Nigeria and abroad across different spheres including Credit Analysis, International and Foreign Trade, Bank Lending and Credit Management etc. He is an honorary senior member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).​

Barrister Habib Alkali Esq

Director

Habib Alkali is a Nigerian and UK trained lawyer with expertise in Litigation/Arbitration, International Trade/Maritime and Banking/Insurance services.

He has vast experience in structuring legal agreements relating to commercial transactions and litigation. He is a prolific writer and has authored several legal advisory opinions on transacting business in Nigeria, financial crisis management, financial services as well as dispute resolution reforms.​

Habib sits on the board of several companies including Prime Switch Technologies Limited, Nairacheque Insurance Brokers Limited and Zindabad Nigeria Limited and acts as Company Secretary to various organizations.​

Habib holds an LLB, BL and LLM in International and Commercial Law (World Trade Specialist) from the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.​

He is a member of numerous professional associations including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom.​

Mariam Ibrahim

Director

Mariam Ibrahim’s twenty years (20) career spans investment advisory, equity/debt capital raising and fund portfolio management.

Her career commenced at FSB Bank Plc where she worked as an operations officer and later moved to the private banking arm of the bank. She also worked at BGL Securities Ltd as a Senior Investment Executive before leaving to set up Inverness Wealth Management Ltd, a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) licensed Fund Portfolio Manager, managing portfolio and assets on client’s behalf.​​

She holds a degree in Business Administration from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a Post Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking at the Islamic Banking and Insurance Institute London and an MBA from the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University Edinburgh, UK​

Mariam Ibrahim is a member of the Nigerian institute of Directors and also has a certificate in Board directorship from the GCC Board of Directors and Financial Academy Riyadh. She has attended various courses which include Disruptive Strategy and Launching New Ventures from the prestigious Harvard Business School.​​

She currently serves on the boards of Prosperous Holdings Nigeria Limited and Noor Takaful insurance limited.​​

Ahmed Joda

Director

Ahmed A. Joda has over 25 years’ experience in the banking and oil and gas sectors. He started his banking career with the defunct Centre Point Merchant Bank Ltd from where he moved to Fidelity Bank Ltd. His career in the oil and gas industry ranged from HR to Shipping to Production to Commercial and Project functions. He has also had international experience working for Shell in Russia.​

He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a B.Sc in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom.​​

He is also a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants of the UK (FCCA), member of Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and has attended many courses at home and abroad including leadership programs at INSEAD and the Lagos Business School.​

Adekunle James Awe

Director

Adekunle James Awe’s 21 years expertise in the financial sector spans Internal Control, Internal Audit, Banking Operations, Business Process Review and Compliance.​​

He was the Head of Compliance at the First City Monument Bank Ltd (FCMB). Prior to joining FCMB, He was the Divisional Head, Internal Control and Ag. Chief Compliance Officer of Finbank Plc. He has also previously worked at First Atlantic Bank Plc. as the Divisional Head, Internal Control. He is presently the Financial Controller of Librod Energy Services Limited.​

Adekunle has a Masters in Business Administration with specialization in Human Capital Management from the Lagos State University and a HND in Accountancy from the Lagos State Polytechnic.​​

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), an Associate Member Institute of Management and a Certified Fraud Manager.​

Charles Ebienang

Director

Mr. Ebienang has over 25 years stellar career in the financial services Industry covering treasury management, banking, information technology, business development, financial risk management and advisory services both within Nigerian and in the United Kingdom.​​

Mr. Ebienang currently provides financial advisory and risk management consultancy services covering financial risk and prudential risk management to some UK Tier 1 banks and other investment firms in the United Kingdom.​

Mr. Ebienang is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a member of the Institute of Capital Market Registrars (ICMR) and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultant (F-IMC), Nigeria. He holds a Master of Science degree in Economics (Finance & Investment Management) from University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Masters in Treasury Management from Bayero University, Kano, Masters in Business Administration (MBA- Finance) from the University of Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State University), Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Diploma in Computer Science Programming both from University of Calabar, Cross River State.​

Kogis Jonathan Luka

Director

Kogis Jonathan Luka is a seasoned financial markets expert with over two decade’s professional experience particularly in the Capital Market.​
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He is a fellow of several professional institutions, such as the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) and an Associate of other professional bodies including the Certified Pensions Institute of Nigeria (CPIN), the Institute of Capital Market Registrars (ICMR) and the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN). He is a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration in 1989. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Nassarawa State University, Keffi.​

He has participated in various courses in diverse aspects of investment management, organisational change and accounting in Nigeria, South Africa and the United Kingdom. He has presented many papers on various aspects of investment banking and the Capital Market.​

Mr. Kogis, along with various teams, has provided visionary leadership in designing and implementing operational structures and systems that have exceeded set objectives especially in restructuring & the critical start-up stages. He was involved in the setting up of Tower Assets Management Ltd (a stockbroking firm), First Alliance Pensions and Benefits Limited, where he served as the Chairman, Audit/Risk Management Committee.He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of TAJBank Limited.​​

Mr. Lawal Garba, FNIQS

Director

Mr. Lawal Garba, FNIQS (Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors) is the Chairman/CEO of Trobell Interational Nigeria Limited (Trobell). Trobell is currently the largest Crude Oil Pre-Shipment Inspection Company in Nigeria. Mr. Lawal holds B.Sc in Quantity Surveying from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is a versatile professional with demonstrated experience in executing transformational initiatives that promote organizational growth.
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He possesses a wide range of business administrative experience spanning over four decades in various sectors of the economy. These include but are not limited to Oil & Gas Sector, Maritime Industry, Agro-Allied Industries, Finance, Projects Management and Engineering Sectors.​

His numerous post NYSC years of experience include an illustrious banking career which began at the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) in 1981. Prior to his banking career which began with UBA, he had offered his expertise in managing various initiatives as member of the Project Implementation Committee, Port Harcourt, Rivers State and also at Water Resource & Engineering Construction Agency, Kano, (with extensive experience in planning and management of various constructed facilities that provided solutions to Hydroelectric-power development, management of waterways-flood and erosion protection as well as the design of various hydraulic structures such as breakwaters and dams and sewage conduit.​​

Some of the projects he has overseen are Elephant House, Broad Street, Lagos, United Bank for Africa Staff Housing Estate, Satellite Town, Lagos, thirty-two (32) branches of United Bank for Africa, Rural Banking Scheme and more. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the under listed companies with controlling shares in majority of them: Trobell International Nigeria Limited, Trobell Aviation Limited, Trobell Fertilizer and Agro Allied Limited, Quantilex Nigeria Limited Emerald Packaging Company Limited, SPM Electrotechnik Nigeria Ltd, West African Tankers Maritime Limited, Cocoa Industries Limited and TAJBank Limited.​​​