Lanre Oladimeji is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant Nigeria (FCA), knowledgeable and well experienced financial advisor. He is a graduate of Management Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1994 and obtained his MBA from the same institution in 2006. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 1999, and subsequently became a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), in 2006. He also has a brief stint with CBG of Guaranty Trust Bank, Ilupeju Branch. He is also an alumnus of the London Business School.

He has over 25 years experience, 23 of which he spent in Zenith Bank Plc. winning multiple awards and recognitions for his brilliant, excellent and highly professional performance on the job. Before joining Zenith Bank Pie, he worked at Pannel Ker Forster (Chartered Accountants, PKF- Kaduna office) and Refuge Insurance Company Ltd.

He joined Zenith Bank Pie in 1997 as an Executive Assistant, in the Funds Transfer Unit of a branch in the bank. His professionalism, competence, integrity and commitment to the objectives of the bank saw him rise through the ranks and currently a Deputy General Manager.

In Zenith Bank, he worked in various departments of the Bank, from Funds Transfer unit, to Internal Control, Credit & Marketing and Telecoms Group. He also headed various branches and zones of the bank from Kofa Abayomi, Bar Beach, Falomo and Ilupeju Zones where he handled key corporate relationships for the bank. He was also the Group Head of Card Business, e-Business and Retail Banking. Lanre currently heads the bank’s Retail Business and also has direct oversight of the bank’s experience centre.

He was appointed Group Head, Retail Banking in 2018 to drive the bank’s retail business. Mr. Oladimeji was promoted Deputy General Manager of the bank in January, 2019.

Mr. Oladimeji is married and has children.