Nigeria’s premier financial institution, FirstBank has graduated twelve successful candidates in the third edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP).
The graduation ceremony, which was held virtually, via the Zoom video conferencing platform two days ago, is a FirstBank’s intensive modular program for a select group of senior managers to principal managers who are proven leaders in their respective functions and have been identified as central to the Bank’s succession plan.
“I am delighted with the performance of the third set of the Senior Management Development Program (SMDP) graduands. The set’s performance and response to the various pieces of training and initiatives have been very impressive and exemplary. The set has demonstrated the gold standard of value and excellence in banking services which FirstBank stands for. The SMDP has been an insightful and impactful journey for the Bank and the participants,” said Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited.
The First Bank Boss encourages each graduand to maximise the experience and knowledge garnered from the program as they build on their individual and collective contribution to the Bank’s continued growth as well as its efforts in enabling and impacting Nigeria, and the Africa continent at large.
Prior to the 2020 programme, 40 exemplary staff had successfully participated in the SMDP. 23 staff graduated in the inaugural edition that held in 2017 and the 2018 program had 17 graduands.