BY Eric Elezuo
From his comfort zone as an Executive Director, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), the indefatigable finance expert, Hon Ogungbile Adeola Olusola, was deployed to the Osun State Commissioner for Finance. His extreme dexterity, commitment to duty and out of the box initiatives associated with him, prompted his appointment.
Today, the ebullient Hon Commissioner for Finance, revels as he celebrates a landmark birthday.
Below is a detailed profile of the finance expert:
Ogungbile Olusola began his academic pursuit at Seventh Day Adventist Grammar School, Ede between 1982 and 1987 before proceeding to Baptist High School, Ede in 1989 for his O’ level Certificate. In 1996 he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife before obtaining his Master’s degree in Public Administration at the Lagos State University in 2008.
A team player and seasoned Public Administrator who is happily married with children, Hon. Ogungbile Olusola is a performance -driven Business Executive with demonstrated years of banking with expertise in branch management, sales operations, marketing relationship management and revenue generation.
He is a systematic Business Manager with a career track record of growing company revenue through team development/management, strategic marketing initiatives and techniques.
He is proficient in reading financial reports and monitoring business and team performance, identifying and providing an effective recommendations for areas of improvement. He is skilled with the capacity to plan, develop and implement organization policy and procedures to achieve projected goals.
Ogungbile Olusola has recorded achievements in managing a portfolio of 800 +customers with a database of 3,000 + accounts consisting of personal and corporate customers. In 2016/2017, he was awarded the “Most Profitable Branch, Highest Income and Highest Deposit Growth” award within the zone.
Some of his major achievements as a banker include: Growing the balance sheet of a bank he once worked with in 2004 from #250,000 to #10,000,000 within one year. As a branch manager of a bank, he led the branch to win an award of “Most Profitable Branch” and 2nd position bank wide in 2020. He once led a thorough branch guidance and leadership which resulted in an award of “Most Improved Branch”, 3rd position bank wide.
He worked to make his branch the award winner of “Most Profitable Branch” in Lagos Region in 2018 and Highest Risk Asset in 2019 among other achievements.
OLUSOLA AT A GLANCE
Olusola holds a bachelors and Master’s degrees in International Relations and Public Administration at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife and Lagos State University, Ojo. After a brief stint with the Pacific Bank Plc, Oregun, Lagos, He joined the services of Unity Bank and Oceanic Bank, now Ecobank Nigeria Plc. He later joined the services of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in 2010 until his appointment as the Hon. Commissioner of Finance, Osun State in 2023.
Hon. Ogungbile Olusola has attended several Executive Management Courses in Managing Trade Consumer, Multiplying Trade Consumer, Effective Marketing Skills, Anti-Money Laundering, Basic Selling Skills and Communication Skills.
A performance-driven Business Executive with demonstrated years of banking with expertise in branch management, sales operations, marketing, relationship management, and revenue generation. Systematic Business Manager with a career track of growing company revenue through team development/management, strategic marketing initiatives and techniques.
Happy birthday sir!