Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB), has emerged Rasheed Bolarinwa as the new president, alongside elected new executives.
Rasheed who was the Head Corporate Communication of Polaris Bank was emerged president of the Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB), an umbrella association of communications and marketing professionals, working in Nigeria’s banking sector at the association’s annual general meeting at the Bankers House, CIBN building, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Association’s Publicity Secretary, Abdul Imoyo in a statement made available to National Association of Online Security News Publishers, (NAOSNP) said the new elected executives will pilot the affairs of the association for the next two years.
The new elected executives are as follows;
First Bank’s Mr. Oze K. Oze was elected First Vice President; Mrs. Lola Egboh of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Second Vice President, while the new Secretary-General is Mr. Sipe Babajide of Ecobank.
The position of Assistant Secretary General was won by Mr. Omede Odekina of United Bank for Africa (UBA), while Mr. Patrick Osilaja of Fidelity Bank emerged the Financial Secretary.
Wema Bank’s Mrs. Funmilayo Falola, as new Treasurer while Mr. Abdul Imoyo of Access Bank will serve as the Association’s Publicity Secretary. Also on the new executive list is Mrs. Ozena Utulu of Heritage Bank as Social Secretary.
Four distinguished members of the Association namely: The immediate past President, a staff from CBN, NDIC and CIBN respectively are to serve as Ex-officios.
The new elected president, Bolarinwa, in his post election acceptance speech, assured members that he would reposition ACAMB as a foremost professional Association that they would all be proud of.
He added that his vision also includes innovating post-retirement strategy that ensures members have a sustainable livelihood long after exiting the industry.
“I will be committed to my vision, which is to reposition ACAMB as a foremost professional Association that encourages and ensures every marketing communications professional in the Banks aspires and attains the highest level of professional recognition and fulfillment on the job while at the same time being assured of a sustainable livelihood long after exiting the industry,” he stated.
Bolarinwa, who served in the past executive as a two-term Secretary General, restated his commitment to the upliftment of members in line with his electioneering promises anchored on the four-pillar themed PEAL: Partnership & Platform, Engagement, Advocacy, and Learning & Value-addition (PEAL).
Furthermore, he assured that ACAMB under his leadership would seek partnerships and platforms among strategic institutions and stakeholders to deliver value to members, as well as enhance professionalism.
He also said his team would embark on advocacy aimed to deepen awareness and knowledge of the banking industry and its contributions to national socio-economic growth.
Earlier, Chairman of ACAMB Electoral Committee, Mr. Segun Shonubi said all aspirants for the advertised position had met minimum requirements as outlined in the Association Constitution and therefore qualify to stand for the election.
The newly elected president, is a 1996 graduate of Mass Communication.
He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Ibadan and MSc degree from UNESCO-certified Mass Communication department of the University of Lagos.
He is a member of numerous professional bodies. These include Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN); Registered Practitioner, Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), and Member, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
He has also attended several high-impact function-specific and leadership training at top business schools in Nigeria and overseas.
