Akinwumi Fanimokun, FCIB was appointed a Non-Executive Director of FirstBank in March 2023. He has a distinguished career and wealth of experience, spanning 35 years, in effecting and implementing change, driving strategic positioning, and demonstrating diverse competencies and leadership across systems and multiple business sectors. Akinwumi worked with FirstBank from 1980 – 2015, across various strategic roles including Bank Manager in FBNBank UK (now FirstBank UK), Project Manager for the core banking application (Finacle 7) and Group Head, Public Sector, Abuja.
In 2009, he served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of First Pension Custodian. In 2013, he was appointed Group Executive, Technology and Services of First Bank of Nigeria, a position he held until his retirement in 2015. He currently sits on the Boards of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), Xpress MTS and UNILAG Microfinance Bank.
Akinwumi holds a BSc. Economics from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Management College, United Kingdom. In his quest for developing diverse competencies, he has attended several distinguished professional trainings, from Harvard Business School in 2007 and 2009, Chicago Booth Business School in 2008, London Business School (UK) in 2010, Fund Forum International Conference in 2011 and 2012, Global Custody Forum in 2010 and 2012, Institute of Directors (UK) in 2019, NGX Academy (Nigeria) in 2023 and IESE Business School (Spain) in 2023.
In 2024, he attended Northwestern Kellogg for participation in Corporate Governance, and Effectiveness & Accountability in the Boardroom. He was an Executive Committee member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (Lagos Branch) from 2008 to 2011 and Chairman Bankers’ Night Committee from 2009 to 2011. He has been a Chartered Institute of Bankers Council Committee member since 2021 to date.
He enjoys reading, playing table tennis and travelling with his wife, Abiola Fanimokun.
