PHOTO shows Dr Benjamin Ola Akande
By Oluwayemi Davidson, Warri
A United States financial institution, Stifel Bank, has appointed a Nigerian American, Dr Benjamin Ola Akande as the firm’s Senior Vice President with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the bank describing his (Akande’s) appointment as an important step in the growth of the financial institution.
With a 130-year-old history of steadfastness in financial leadership , Stifel’s hiring of the Professor of Economics as its Director of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion, is evidently a testimony of how attractive the firm’s platform has become in global reckoning.
The Chairman and CEO of Stifel, Ronald J. Kruszewski who noted that Dr Benjamin Ola Akande has got an impressive career, remarked that the Professor of Economics is an exceptionally talented leader from whose expertise his institution would benefit tremendously.
“A priority of ours has been to identify and hire exceptionally talented leaders .Throughout his impressive career, Benjamin has consistently demonstrated the ability to connect with diverse constituencies throughout the public, private, and non-profit sectors and I can’t think of a better individual to oversee Stifel’s human resources initiatives on diversity and inclusion”, the Chairman stated in the firm’s media.
Reacting to the appointment, Dr. Akande said, “I am humbled to join a strong organization and look forward to further empowering our human resource core in a manner that will inspire the many globally diverse communities we serve to reach their financial goals”.
“It will be an honor to work with and support my new colleagues across our global offices, as we build a workforce for the future to further establish Stifel’s customer and shareholder successes”, he further said.