Guaranty Trust Bank

The Guaranty Trust Bank plc is the largest bank in Nigeria. It has its headquarters in Victoria Iceland ( Lagos) and operates as a universal bank. It has a total assets of 1.525 trillion. NGN at 31 December 2011 and in fiscal year 2011 net profit of 52.654 billion NGN.

History

On January 17, 1990, Guaranty Trust Bank was registered with the Central Bank of Nigeria. As a private limited liability company was registered in July 1990. The approval as a commercial bank in August 1990 and the company went into operation in February 1991. In September 1996, the IPO on the NSE was.

The license to Universal Bank was granted in 2002. Certification to ISO 9001:2000 took place in 2006.

On 26 July 2007, the Bank was listed as the first sub-Saharan bank and first Nigerian public company on the London Stock Exchange and German. The IPO brought $ 750 million a ..

The long-term international liabilities of Guaranty Trust Bank plc are rated by the rating agency Standard & Poor's with a rating of B or by Fitch with a rating of B . Makes it one of the three best rated banks in Nigeria.

As one of the first banks were offered Internet banking and SMS banking and as a very first mobile stores.

CEO and co-founder Tayo Aderinokun died on 14 June 2011.

Branch network and expansions

GTB has 177 branches in Nigeria. So far, 238 ATMs operated nationwide.

With GTBank -on -wheels, the company has, as the first Nigerian banking, mobile service centers.

The Bank is also active in the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Republic of Côte d' Ivoire and Sierra Leone. Except for the Ivory Coast, these countries are all members of an "eco - zone ".

A banking license for the United Kingdom was granted on 12 March 2008.

Awards

1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008 Nigerian Stock Exchange President's Merit Award.

2006 and 2007, awarded by PricewaterhouseCoopers as the most valued company in Nigeria.

2009 and 2010 Award of KPMG as the most customer-oriented bank of Nigeria.