Leading pan-African Financial and Investment Conglomerate, Cititrust Holdings Plc has held its annual award ceremony to reward outstanding employees across its subsidiaries and divisions for their hard work and dedication.

This year’s event was held on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at the Swiss International Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.

Adefisan, in his remarks, said “human resources are our most important asset. That is why we are passionate about building formidable leaders, a friendly ecosystem that helps promote employee welfare, productivity, and all-around work/life balance across the twelve (12) African countries where we operate. This has been our philosophy, which reflects on our employee productivity numbers year on year,” 

Also commenting on the company’s annual CEOs Retreat, which preceded the awards ceremony, Adefisan said the retreat presented the executive management team the opportunity to learn, unlearn and strategize for the next financial year, 2022.

The highlight of the occasion was the presentation of the Staff of the Year Award to Mr. Ojonimi Shehu by the Group Chief Executive.

Other award categories include Award for Excellence, Division of the Year, Award for Prudence, Most Sustainable Company of the Year, Product of the Year, Chief Executive of the Year, Best Performing Company of the Year for Commercial Banking Group, Investment Banking Group, Wealth Management Group, and Alternative Investment Group.

Cititrust Holdings Plc Wins Global Banking and Finance Award

Cititrust Holdings Plc, a leading Africa Investment and financial services group, has won the 2020 Global Banking and Finance magazine’s award for a decade of offering excellent financial and investment services across Africa.

This was announced by Global Banking and Finance magazine in the 18th edition of its annual awards for deserving financial institutions in seven regions and more than 80 countries.

In the letter of award, Cititrust Holdings Plc is designated winner of the ‘Decade of Excellence Investment Holding Company Africa 2020’ category.

While expressing his joy at the development, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Cititrust Holdings Plc, Mr. Yemi Adefisan, said the award is an acknowledgement of the group’s consistent focus on “strategic and value-driven investments” in financial sector of the economies of the 11 countries, where it currently operates across Africa.

Adefisan said in a statement by the company that the award was particularly gratifying, coming on the heels of winning the prestigious ‘Investment Holding Company of the Year Award’ at the 2019 edition of BusinessDay’s Banks and Other Financial Institutions Awards.

According to Adefisan, over the years, all the subsidiaries of Cititrust Holdings in Nigeria, which include: LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc (formerly Omoluabi Mortgage Bank), Core Capital Ltd, First Options Microfinance Bank Ltd, FGH Healthcare Ltd, CDP Insurance Brokers Ltd and Bermuda BDC Ltd and others across Africa, have established a reputation for long-term value creation across the financial sector of the economy.

He said the company has also continued to make significant investment in cutting edge technology in order to maintain and improve its excellent customer service delivery.

Adefisan reaffirmed Cititrust Holdings’ commitment to protecting and promoting the interests of its stakeholders across the African continent and making significant contribution to the development of the Nigerian and regional economy.

Cititrust Holdings Plc was founded in 2007 and holds significant investments that cut across commercial and mortgage banking, asset management, stockbroking, and investment banking, currency trading, pension fund administration and insurance services.

CITITRUST Holdings Plc, a leading African Investment and financial services group, has won the 2020 Banks’ and Other Financial Institution’s award (BAFI) for “The Investment Holding Company of the Year”. 

In the presentation of award, CITITRUST Holdings Plc emerged the winner of the ‘Investment Holding Company of the Year 2020’ amongst leading peers for the category and a nominee for the Diversified Financial Services Award category.

While expressing his joy at the development, the Group Chief Executive Officer of CITITRUST Holdings Plc, Mr. Yemi Adefisan, said the award is an acknowledgement of the group’s consistent focus on “strategic and value-driven investments” in financial sector of the economies of the 13 countries, where it currently operates across Africa.

He stated that the award was particularly gratifying, coming on the heels of winning the prestigious ‘Investment Holding Company of the Year Award’ at the 2019 and 2020 edition of BusinessDay’s Banks and Other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI).

Over the years, all the subsidiaries of CITITRUST Holdings Plc across the 13 countries in Africa which includes Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, and others have established a reputation for long-term value creation across the economies in Africa.

He said the company has also continued to make significant investment in cutting edge technology in order to maintain and improve its excellent customer service delivery.

Adefisan reaffirmed CITITRUST Holdings’ commitment to protecting and promoting the interests of its stakeholders across the African continent and making significant contribution to the development of the Nigerian and regional economy.