Harriet-Ann Adesola

Bola was appointed to the Imperial board in February 2021. She is the Senior Vice-Chairman, Africa at Standard Chartered Bank.

Prior to this appointment, she was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Nigeria and West Africa. Bola was an Executive Director at First Bank of Nigeria Plc and Managing Director of Kakawa Discount House, Nigeria. She also worked in Citibank in senior leadership roles in Nigeria and Tanzania. She is a director of SCB Ghana Plc, and is Chairman of SCB Mauritius Ltd.

Bola has a law degree and over 30 years banking experience and is an alumna of Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School. She is a former Council Member and Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria, and she serves on several corporate boards including the United Nations Global Compact Board where she is Co Vice-Chair of the Board. She is currently a Trustee of the FinTech Association of Nigeria and is Chairman of Lagos State Employment Trust Fund.

In 2001, Bola co-founded Women in Management, Business and Public service (WIMBIZ), now Nigeria’s foremost and highly respected gender-oriented network for women, with global affiliations and she currently serves on the WIMBIZ Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the IOD and of Women Corporate Directors.