Coronation Merchant Bank Inaugurates Academy, Graduates Analysts

Coronation Merchant Bank has graduated the first set of analysts from the Coronation MB Academy in a bid to foster continuous capacity development and grow its own unique brand of finance professionals.

According to the bank, the graduation of the analysts is the culmination of an intensive eight-month trainee programme covering various areas of banking and financial services organisationalfunctions, (experiential), includingon the learning corporate/soft Job-learningbroad acrossbased skills management. development and culture

Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Lagos, Head, Enterprise Management at Coronation Merchant Bank, Ms. Onayimi Aiwerioghene said the Coronation MB Academy was provide establisheda pool of to competent,train and capable banking and finance professionals to be well versed in the modern business of banking and finance as well as equip them with tools which will empower them to become leaders and build meaningful careers in the industry.

She said successful trainees from the current set will be engaged by the bank as executive trainees immediately. Aiwerioghene further added that at the Coronation MB Academy, excellence is the watchword.process facilitatorsand participants“From structureto ourto are of the talentthe the given programme, curriculumquality acquisitionthe best of instructionalexperience to enable and them practicalattain the highest levels of excellence espoused in the Coronation MB way. Through our Graduate Trainee Programme, we are poised to develop global talent locally, and raise the next generation of finance leaders for the bank and the Nigerian economy,” she said. Speaking in the same vein, Managing Director/CEO of Coronation Merchant Bank, Abu Jimoh, urged the new analysts to use their unique and valuable skills acquired during the programme as a ladder to the top of their careers. He said the bank would continue to invest in promising talent, whilst providing the opportunity for qualified and dedicated finance students in Nigeria and across Africa.

Driven by its vision of becoming Africa’s premier Investment bank and with an asset base of over N100 billion, the banking group said it is certain to leverage its privileged direction by some of Nigeria’s individuals who excelled and rose to the top of merchant banking sector at its height of excellence to become the industry model for risk management, corporate governance and responsible business practices.