Abayomi Adeyeri

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Abayomi Adeyeri
Group Managing Director of Flobal Financial Services Ltd.
In office
August 2019 – Present
Personal details
Born
Abayomi Folaranmi Adeyeri

(1968-10-27) 27 October 1968 (age 57)
Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Maiduguri
Ekiti State University
OccupationBanker, Author

Abayomi Adeyeri (born 27 October 1968) is a Nigerian banker, businessman, and author. He is the current Group Managing Director of Flobal Financial Services Limited and previously served as a regional director for Ecobank Nigeria.[1] He is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and the author of Multiple Bold Steps.

Early life and education

Adeyeri was born in Owo, Ondo State. His father was a secondary school principal, and his mother was a professor at the University of Maiduguri.[2] He attended Owo High School for his secondary education.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany from Ondo State University (now Ekiti State University) in 1990 and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Maiduguri in 1994.[3]

Career

Banking

Adeyeri began his professional career as a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri before entering the banking sector in 1996 with Diamond Bank Nigeria. He later held operations and management roles at Standard Trust Bank and Prudent Bank (now Polaris Bank Limited).[4]

In 2004, he joined Ecobank Nigeria Limited, where he spent over a decade in various leadership capacities. He notably led the bank's Management Information System (MIS) Codification Project in 2013.[1] Before his voluntary resignation in 2015, he served as the Regional Head of Public Sector for the South-South and South-East directorates, managing operations across eleven states.[5]

Financial Services and Authoring

After leaving Ecobank, Adeyeri was appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Flobal Trust Limited, a firm licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).[3] In August 2019, he became the Group Managing Director of Flobal Financial Services Limited, which is licensed and supervised by the Central Bank of Nigeria.[6]

He is the author of Multiple Bold Steps (2021), a book that draws from his two-decade banking experience to provide guidance on career reinvention and financial intelligence for youth and entrepreneurs.[2]

Personal life

Adeyeri is married to Ibironke Adeyeri, a businesswoman. He is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and a United Nations Eminent Peace Ambassador through the Positive Livelihood Award Centre.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Flobal Trust promises bespoke financial services". The Nation. 23 February 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Adeyeri, Abayomi (2021). Multiple Bold Steps. Flobal Financial Services. p. About the Author. ISBN 978-1-716-14631-2.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Adeyeri becomes Flobal Trust's CMO". The Guardian Nigeria. 25 February 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  4. "Nigeria: Adeyeri - Jobs Creation Will Reduce Crime Rate". allAfrica.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  5. "Ecobank supports PPMC over pipeline vandals". Blueprint Newspaper. 7 April 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  6. "Our Members: List of Finance House MDs". Finance Houses Association of Nigeria. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  7. Jelilah, Bilal (27 December 2024). "Rotary Club inspires future leaders". The Guardian. Retrieved December 28, 2025.

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