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GTBank Sierra Leone Welcomes Daniel Attah as the New Managing Director, Bids Farewell to Ade Adebiyi


Guaranty Trust Bank (SL) Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Attah as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer effective 12th May 2025.

Attah’s appointment, approved by the Central Bank of Sierra Leone, follows his nomination by the Board of GTBank Sierra Leone and Guaranty Trust Company PLC. He succeeds Ade Adebiyi, who has completed his tenure.

With over 25 years of banking experience, Attah brings extensive expertise in Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Treasury, Risk Management and Banking Operations. He previously served as Executive Director Technology and Operations of GTBank Gambia and General Manager, GTBank Ghana where he contributed to the transformational growth in retail banking, operations and Technology.



Attah holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and a Master of Business Administration from Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Nigeria. He is also a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and has attended various Managerial and leadership trainings.

Dr. Leonard Gordon-Harris, Board Chairman GTBank (SL) commented:

“The Board extends its gratitude to Ade Adebiyi for his exceptional leadership since 2018. Under his stewardship, the bank achieved unprecedented milestones—from expanding our customer base to pioneering innovative digital banking solutions that set industry benchmarks.

“We are equally delighted to welcome Daniel Attah and are confident his vision will further drive our commitment to delivering customer-centric solutions and maintaining excellence in banking services.”

The Board congratulates Ade Adebiyi on a successful tenure and wishes Daniel Attah every success in his new role.

About GTBank Sierra Leone

Guaranty Trust Bank (Sierra Leone) Limited, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) PLC, is a leading financial institution renowned for innovation, superior customer experience, and cutting-edge technology.



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Bank of Sierra Leone Approves Mohamed Alhajie Samoura as Managing Director/CEO of UBA Sierra Leone


United Bank for Africa (UBA) Sierra Leone Limited is pleased to announce the approval of Mohamed Alhajie Samoura by the Central Bank of Sierra Leone as the substantive Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of UBA Sierra Leone.

The “No Objection” approval was received from the Bank of Sierra Leone on 30th January 2024 following the approval of his nomination by UBA Group Office and the UBA Sierra Leone Board of Directors in December 2023. Having served as the Acting MD/CEO since February last year, Mohamed is the first Sierra Leonean to attain such position in the bank since the bank started it operations in Sierra Leone in 2008.

Mr. Samoura is the 6th MD/CEO of UBA Sierra Leone after his predecessor, Usman Isiaka who is now serving the bank as Deputy MD/CEO of UBA New York.



Since he assumed the seat, Mr Samoura has continued to build on the legacies of his predecessors, he continues to double the figures in revenue, profitability, deposits, account opening and risk assets. He is very passionate about the UBA Brand and has been an exceptional promoter of Sierra Leonean businesses.

Until his appointment as the substantive Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer of UBA Sierra Leone, he was the Executive Director, Business Development in the bank, and Acting MD/CEO UBA Sierra Leone. Mohamed is a seasoned banker with close to two decades of working experience in Sierra Leone banking industry.

Mohamed has several accolades and most recently was named amongst the 100 Most Outstanding Executives in Sierra Leone by the Sierra Ovation Awards. During this short period and under his leadership, UBA Sierra Leone team won the 2023 prestigious Bank of the Year awards from the Banker’s Financial Times UK. Africa Branding Agency celebrating Banking Excellence in Sierra Leone/recognition of UBA Sierra Leone as Top 10 Financial Institutions & Mr. Samoura Top 5 Financial Leaders in Sierra Leone. African Ovation Awards for recognition of outstanding customer service, contribution, and commitment to social and economic development of Sierra Leone. A total of 10 Executive Management staff were awarded 2023 Sierra Leone Leadership Award honouring the Top 100 Emerging Leaders in Sierra Leone 2023. The Salone Times Newspaper one of the leading news agencies in Sierra Leone named him amongst the 10 Most Influential Sierra Leoneans in 2023. The bank also won Climate Positive Bank of the Year awards at the 7thEnvironmental Care Awards organised by Shout Climate Change Africa partnering with Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency and Freetown City Council and many more accolades on records.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science and a master’s degree in business administration and marketing.

Mr Samoura has a wealth of experience and understanding of the country’s corporate and institutional banking landscape.

The appointment of Mr. Samoura as Managing Director is in line with the UBA Group’s strategic focus on domesticating the bank’s governance, products and services to meet the local requirements of the host economy in all its 20 presence countries in Africa and further supporting human capital development across the continent as we expose the local staff to international standards and global best practices.

Operating in twenty African countries and in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France and the United Arab Emirates, United Bank for Africa provides retail, commercial and institutional banking services, leading financial inclusion and implementing cutting edge technology. UBA is one of the largest employers in the financial sector on the African continent, with over 30,000 employees group wide and serving over 37 million customers globally. UBA Sierra Leone currently has over 400,000 customers with the strong vision to be the undisputed leading and dominant financial services institution in the banking sector in Sierra Leone.



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New ECOBANK Managing Director Engages Finance Minister


Sebastian Ashong-Katai, the new incoming Managing Director of the ECOBANK in Sierra Leone, and others have on Friday 8th September 2023 paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura at his George Street office in Freetown.

The delegation involved, the Chairperson of the Board, the Regional Executive for Anglophone West Africa, the Country Head of Corporate Banking and Aina Moore, the out-going Managing Director.

The reason for this visit is for the outgoing MD, Aina Moore, to bid farewell to the Minister and introduce the new MD taking over the operations of ECOBANK in Sierra Leone and other issues like compliance, digitalisation, interest rates, and foreign currency lending data sharing form part of the discussions.



The minister thanked the outgoing MD for her service in Sierra Leone as well as welcoming the new MD. He updated them on the reforms the government is implementing and called for deepened engagement with the banking sector to leverage opportunities of collaboration that will provide the needed resources for the Government and also strengthen the operations of Commercial banks like ECOBANK.

Aina Moore spoke on the issues of Forex’s availability and Leone’s depreciation and assured the government of the bank’s support, experience and expertise in implementing the Big Five Agenda, especially in agriculture Feed Salone.

 

 



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