Aderinokun, and GTBank, and Datamax Registrar Limited, whereby the said It has been a long journey of over 38 years together with Tayo and I can hardly believe that it is time to say good-bye here on earth. He went on to work for Chase Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited (later Continental Merchant Bank) between 1981 and 1988. We will update Tayo Aderinokun's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc is facing what appears to be a modern-day David and Goliath battle with an 8-year-old daughter of its co-founder, the late Tayo Aderinokun. During the beginning of the Nigerian Civil War, his family relocated to Lagos where he attended Surulere Baptist School from 1966 to 1967, St. Peter's College, Abeokuta, from 1968 to 1972 and St. Gregory's Boys College, Lagos from 1973 to 1974. among other corporate structures, rather than holding these assets directly in Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? $1 Million - $5 Million. Funlola Aderinokun and Tayo Aderinokun co-founded Guaranty Trust Bank Plc in 1990 alongside Fola Adeola and served as Deputy Managing Director for 12 years between 1990 and 2002. Breaking: Nigerians Condemn Shells Plot to Smear Aiteo, Emir of Kanos Deposition: Why Former Access Bank MD, Aig-Imoukhuede, is the Worst Hit, OMSL to the RescueHow the Nigerian Company Rescued Chinese Vessel from Pirate Attack, So Sad How Coronavirus has Hampered the Nigerian, London and Dubai Socio-Economic Milieu, Femi Otedola Wins African Person of the Year, First of its kind! Late Tayo Aderinokun was the Co-founder and CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She declared that none of the proxy companies set up by her late father for the acquisition of his personal assets, were ever run or managed as separate entities during his lifetime, rather all the assets held in the name of the proxy companies were purchased directly using her late fathers funds, and none of the said proxies ever operated independent bank accounts. He is from Nigeria. GTBank in the name of his corporate vehicles used as the proxies. directive to his two wives and four children and her late father also appointed He was also the Chairman of the Lagos State Disaster Relief Committee, a team formed as a result of the January 27, 2002, Lagos bomb blast, and he is also a member of the Solid Minerals Committee and the Chairman of the Ogun State Development Trust Fund Committee. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. He stated further that the deceased could not have given his GTB Plcs shares held in the name of the three companies to any beneficiaries as claimed by the plaintiff because the said companies owned GTB Plcs shares not the deceased. Until he died on June14, 2011, the late Tayo Aderinokun was the Managing Director/CEO of GTBank, one of Nigeria's leading banks. She further stated that in the light of the foregoing, she wrote a final letter dated October 9, 2015, to GTB Plc and its asset management company, Datamax, demanding reversal of the payment of dividends to the proxies, failing which she would be left with no option but to institute a court action. In the particulars of the affidavit of facts To address comments or complaints, please Contact us. Late Mr. Tayo Aderinokun. It has since expanded to include an entrepreneurship program focused on engineering, technology and innovation. Fola Adeola was born in Nigeria on the 1st of January 1954. We are proud to welcome you ALL to the Inaugural GTBank Webcast with Tayo Aderinokun, MD GTBank. His death reverberated through the entire banking and finance industry. Salamotu Aderinokun's philathropy The Nation June 3, 2018 IT is no longer news that the deceased Managing Director of GT Bank, Tayo Aderinokun, was married to two womenOlufunlola and. Asides being the co-founder of GT bank, Adeola Tajudeen Afolabi is also the pioneer of FATE Foundation, a non-governmental organization that provides support to budding entrepreneurs. Miss Oluwatise, who, being underage, sued through her mother, was represented by Osaro Eghobamien (SAN). [3] And an account of the exact dividends due to the joint Executors/Trustees of her late fathers Estate, being dividend accruals on the shares held in her late fathers names through the companies. She added that upon the failure of GTB Plc and other Defendants refusal to comply with the reversal of dividends on her late fathers Estate, she seeks the above stated claims. [13], Ire is a Google Developer Expert, specializing in the core front-end technologies HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. They paid better, the suits were sharper. [1][2] He was also a recipient of the Member of the Federal Republic, one of Nigeria's prestigious national awards. Olutayo Aderinokunpronunciation (May 8, 1955 June 14, 2011) was a Nigerian entrepreneur who until his death was the CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank. She started the blog in 2015. He left behind a wife and three children. On the 1st of July 2011, Tayo Aderinokun (8 May 1955 - 14 June 2011), Co-Founder and Managing Director of GTB bank was laid to rest following a series of events celebrating his beautiful life and contribution to the financial sector in Nigeria. Learn how your comment data is processed. [9] The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. trust of her late fathers Will by the said proxy companies. LATE GTB GMD, MR TAYO ADERINOKUN. It has been some time since Aderinokun passed away, precisely 10 years. After his training at the ICAN Institute, he worked for some time in the public sector where he eventually rose to the position of the first Chairman of the National Pension Commission in Nigeria. It was during this period that he forged an unfettered friendship and brotherly bond with Adeola. Aderinokun's father was a technician who worked for the Nigerian Railway Corporation. Babatunwa also stated that the plaintiffs claim that her late father held GTB Plcs shares through three companies namely: Kanali Investment Limited, Day Waterman Company Limited, and Cariboo Investment Limited, is erroneous and inaccurate, as the said three companies are validly constituted and registered under Nigerian law and that the deceased was only one of the shareholders and directors of these companies. Tayo Aderinokun Read View history Olutayo Aderinokun pronunciation (May 8, 1955 - June 14, 2011) was a Nigerian entrepreneur who until his death was the CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank. He was appointed as commissioner for the British prime minister Tony Blair in May 2004. He later became the Managing Director of the bank following the resignation of Co-founder, Fola Adeola and maintained the position until his death in June 2011. More often than not, great success stories revolve around harnessing the power of synergy. Two heads, they say, are better than one. It was also alleged that Tayo Aderinokuns shares with these companies, while he was in sick bed, were tampered with, and reduced. Lagos on Tuesday adjourned till March 24, 2017, hearing in the suit filed by Salamotu Aderinokun, Babatunwa Aderinokun, Ireoluwa Aderinokun, Mode Aderinokun. There was a problem processing your submission. [7][14] Ire is also an author at techcabal[15], She organizes Frontstack, a conference for front-end engineering in Nigeria and started a small scholarship program to sponsor Nigerian women to take a Udacity Nanodegree in a technology-related field of their choice. The plaintiff who is a minor, is also urging the court for an enquiry into what volume of her late fathers shares issued by GTBank were held in his name and the names the three companies, Kanali Investments Limited, Day Waterman Company Limited and Cariboo Investment Limited (being shares/Properties held in trust of the beneficiaries of her late fathers estate), as at the time of his death on June 14, 2011. The banks assets as of Q1 2020 was N4. Your email address will not be published. Miss Oluwatise, who, being underage, sued through her mother, was represented by Osaro Eghobamien (SAN). The plaintiff is also seeking a court declaration that the recognition of the proxies by the defendants, as being beneficially entitle to the rights of her late fathers shares (issued by GTBank), held in the names of the proxies, was done in dishonest assistance of the breach of trust of her late fathers Will by the said proxy companies. On August 2, 1990, Adeola and Aderinokun received a banking license No. Your email address will not be published. Mr. Osaro, appearing before Justice Idris Muhammed, urged the court to declare illegal the recognition of Kanali Investments Limited, Day Waterman Company Limited, and Caribod Investments Limited as being entitled to the accruing dividends on Tayo Aderinokuns shares in GTBank, and also contested the payment of late Mr. Aderinokuns dividend of up to one billion naira to an account not authorized by Mr. Aderinokun or his representative. GTBank, held in the proxies names and in the name of her late father, Olutayo Adeola was made the MD/CEO and he maintained the same position till 2002 before handing over to his friend and deputy MD Tayo. AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from over 100 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. He acquired his assets and GTBanks shares However, Olumide Aju, lawyer representing Babatunwa Aderinokun, urged the court to strike out the affidavit of fact as it cannot be placed within the realm of any law. Subscribe to get the latest news, offers and special announcements. However, Justice Mohammed Idris has fixed this week for the hearing of the suit. whom were granted Probate on February 16, 2012. At 56 years old, Tayo Aderinokun height not available right now. Others respondents in the ensuing legal battle are He is a member of famous Banker with the age 56 years old group. The plaintiff who is a minor, is also urging the Your email address will not be published. GTBank were held in his name and the names the three companies, Kanali While his mother would send Fola and his siblings hawking to augment the family income. Miss Oluwatise, who is Aderinokun's last child, has instituted a suit against GTB and six others before a Federal High Court, in Lagos, over alleged manipulation of [] court for an enquiry into what volume of her late fathers shares issued by He had his basic education at Baptist Day School, Kano, from 1961 to 1966. An order of perpetual injunction restraining Fola Adeola is married to Hajara Fola Adeola and they are blessed with six children. that the recognition of the proxies by the defendants, as being beneficially Olutayo Aderinokun (May 8, 1955 June 14, 2011) was a Nigerian entrepreneur who until his death was the CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank. She was born into the family of Tayo and Mrs. Olunfunlola Aderinokun. She also want the court to make an Order of Specific Performance of the implied contract between her late father, Olutayo Aderinokun, and GTBank, and Datamax Registrar Limited, whereby the said defendants are to accord late Olutayo Aderinokun all the rights and, or beneficial interest in the shares purchased by her late father, and issues by GTBank in the name of his corporate vehicles used as the proxies. proxies as being the beneficial owners of the rights accruing to the shares When duty called recently, Ocean Marine Solutions Limited, OMSL, saved Nigeria from what would have been a monumental international embarrassment. estate, being dividend accruals on the shares held in her late fathers names [9], After her secondary school education in Nigeria she got a bachelor's degree in Experimental Psychology from University of Bristol. The relationship between Muyiwa Bakare and the widow of Tayo Aderinokun, Salamatu is the very best of friendships, and this has remained true over the years. The banks total assets are also estimated to be worth over 4 trillion, according to the banks Q1 2021 unaudited results released in April 2021. Or for more information about becoming a subscriber, you can read our subscription and contribution overview, You can also freely access - without a subscription - hundreds of today's top Africa stories and thousands of recent news articles from our home page , Already a subscriber? court that it had filed an affidavit of facts before to assist the court in the So, how much is Tayo Aderinokun worth at the age of 56 years old? Fola Adeolas numerous awards include the award of membership at the National Institute of Policy & Strategic Studies (MNI) in Kuru, Jos in 1999, after completing a one-year Sabbatical at the university. You have selected an article from the AllAfrica archive, which requires a subscription. executors of his estates. And a partnership, coupled with a dream and the zeal to bring it to reality, is a great way to shoot for the stars. Net Worth in 2022. late fathers shares. . Though, he may have breathed his last June 26, 2011, his spirit and essence have continued to permeate banking profession and national life on account of his sterling contribution. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox. Mga tita, help. SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, (THEWILL) - The Group Managing Director (GMD) of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Mr. Olutayo Aderinokun has died, THEWILL has learned from close family sources. At that time, banking was it, with all the glamour. He was also a recipient of the Member of the Federal Republic, one of Nigeria's prestigious national awards. Ire Aderinokun is one of the founding members of Feminist Coalition,[18] a group of young Nigerian women with the aim of promoting equality for women in Nigerian society. She also wants the court to make an Order of Specific Performance of the implied contract between her late father, Olutayo Aderinokun, and GTB Plc, and Datamax Registrar Limited, whereby the said defendants are to accord Late Olutayo Aderinokun all the rights and, or beneficial interest in the shares purchased by her late father, and issues by GTB Plc in the name of his corporate vehicles used as the proxies. Under his leadership, the bank impressively survived the then CBN governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludos consolidation of the Nigerian banking industry in 2004 which resulted in surprising mergers and acquisitions of some top Nigerian banks. Two very important objectives he always emphasized. Olutayo Aderinokun was a Nigerian entrepreneur who until his death was the CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. He proceeded to obtain a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos, and much later, an MBA in International Business from the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles in 1981. He also served as a board member with Tafsan Breweries and is a member of the Governing Council of Lagos State University. The deponent averred further that the incomes from the assets of the companies were enjoyed by late Aderinokun mixed with his personal incomes, as he used his personal incomes to purchase assets in the various companies, as his assets are intertwined with the corporate assets of the companies during his lifetime. A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday adjourned till March 24, 2017, hearing in the suit filed by Miss Oluwatise Aderinokun, the eight-year-old and last child of the late founder and former Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB), Olutayo Aderinokun, against the bank and six others over alleged manipulation of her late fathers shares. Guaranty Trust Bank has grown into one of the biggest and most profitable corporations in Nigeria. GTBank Asset Management Limited (now Investment One Financial Services the assets of the companies were enjoyed by late Aderinokun mixed with his constituting the first wife of the deceased, Mrs. Olufunlola Aderinokun, and [1] [2] He was also a recipient of the Member of the Federal Republic, one of Nigeria's prestigious national awards. "Ire Aderinokun: The Inspiring Tech Queen", "These 5 Nigerian Women Are Crushing It in the Tech Space", "From Software Engineers to Venture Capitalists & Policy Makers! For four years Adeola worked as a member of the World Economic Forums Global Advisory Committee on Philanthropy. defendants are to accord late Olutayo Aderinokun all the rights and, or Salamotu Aderinokun, The 2010 and 2009 best bank in Nigeria awards from the Banker Magazine, The 2010 and 2009 best bank in Nigeria awards from Euromoney Awards for Excellence, The SIAO 2009 and 2008 Best Corporate Social Responsibility Awards, The 2007 Most Respected Company in Nigeria Award from PrizeWaterhouseCoopers and Businessday. [2] [3] [4] She is Nigeria's first female Google Developer Expert. Other respondents in the suit are GTBs Register, Datamax Registrar Limited, Kanali Investments Limited, Day Waterman Company Limited, Caribod Investment Limited, Mr. Babatunwa Aderinokun, and Investment One Financial Services Limited. AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. What Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) did to Tayo Aderinokun, one of Africa's greatest bankers, who died on 11 June 2011, shows a constant trend over the ages. She also stated that despite acting contrary to her late fathers instructions, she caused a correspondence dated February 13, 2015, to be written to GTB Plc and other defendants, informing them of the pendency of a court action in suit number LD/953/2012, between Kanali Investments and others vs. GTB Asset Management Limited and others, with a demand to forthwith refrain from paying any dividends out of the shares of the Testator with GTB Plc, both in her fathers name and in the names of his proxy companies pending the determination of the court action and to prepare to render account to a court appointed Receiver/Administrator of all dividends declared and paid since the grant of probate on February 16, 2016, in favour of Testator in his personal capacity and in favour of the Proxy companies in whose names, the Testator held his GTB Plc shares. And he took on the challenge fantastically well. There are no comments at the moment, do you want to add one? Salary in 2022. Tayo, who passed away on 14 June 2011, in a London hospital, had been the banks chief executive officer until his time of death. proxies), as being entitled to the rights accruing to the shares issued by She built her first website at the age of 13 as a fansite for Neopets where she had learned her first basic HTML codes. In the last two decades, the FATE foundation has served over 30,000 Nigerian youths with over 65% fully engaged in profitable enterprises to date. Why billionaire housewives dread them. There was no such thing as probate issued in respect of the deceased assets held in the proxy companies. An order of perpetual injunction restraining GTBank and other defendants in the suit from cknowledging/recognising the proxies as being the beneficial owners of the rights accruing to the shares held in their names in GTBank, and paying any sum declared as dividends accruing to her late fathers shares held in his name, and the names of the said proxy companies on the instructions of the directors on record. The second wife and widow of the late Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) former head honcho, Tayo Aderinokun, has found good measure and fulfillment perhaps, in brightening the world of her very close friend and confidant, Muyiwa Bakare. She also averred that during the lifetime of her father, he had a peculiar manner of acquiring his assets, using the proxies, among other corporate structures, rather than holding these assets directly in his own name, and that payments that were made for asset acquisition, or funds received in respect of the proxy companies, were either paid from or into his personal accounts. The deponent averred further that other shareholders and board of directors of the above mentioned companies constituting the first wife of the deceased, Mrs. Olufunlola Aderinokun, and the children of late Olutayo Aderinokun were fully aware of the deceased assets protecting strategy via corporate vehicles. See Also: Biography & Success Story Of Sani Bello: Founder Of Amni International. while planning his Estates during his lifetime. The plaintiff is also seeking a court declaration deposed to by one Mike Okoh, he averred that contrary to the averment of the The plaintiff, in her statement of claim filed before the court by her lawyer, Osaro Eghobamien, SAN of Perchstone and Graeys, stated that upon the death of her father, he gave legacies and bequests to his two wives and four children and her late father also appointed GTB Assets Management Limited (now Investment One Financial Services Limited) and Mr Babatunwa Aderinokun as joint Executors and Trustees, who were granted Probate on February 16, 2012. the names of the proxies, was done in dishonest assistance of the breach of Limited), and Mr. Babatunwa Aderinokun as joint Executors and Trustees, both That means that in a few decades, somebody could say, GT Bank since 1990, and 1990 would sound like 1550 sounds to us now., See Also: Biography & Success Story Of Hakeem Belo-Osagie: Former Chairman Of 9mobile. . Salamotu Aderinokun. See Tayo Aderinokun's compensation, career history, education, & memberships. In August 2021, the bank announced its transition from a Public Listed Company (GTBank Plc) to a Limited Liability Company (Guaranty Trust Bank Limited) with Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc) as the parent company. "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. The plaintiff, in her statement of claim filed Uncle T as he was fondly called, who it was revealed was naturally drawn into the writers' fold by the fact that his elder brothers, Eddy and Kayode Aderinokun are . In the particulars of the affidavit of facts deposed to by one Mike Okoh, he averred that contrary to the averment of the sixth defendant, Mr. Babatunwa Aderinokun, that the third to fifth defendants companies, namely: Kanali Investment Limited, Day Waterman Company Limited and Cariboo Investment Limited were incorporated as asset holding companies and vehicles through which late Aderinokun acquired invested and held his asset while planning his Estates during his lifetime. received in respect of the Proxy companies, were either paid from or into his The issues regarding the distribution of his GTBanks shares have been the subject of various discussions between the executors of his estates. We have estimated In their 30s, the teenage friends decided to collaborate to found one of Africas biggest banks in 1990, following the success of their barbing salon, Finishing Touches Barbing Salon, in the mid 80s. Tayo Ricci's dad occasionally appears in his videos.. Before his death, Aderinokun founded the Day Waterman College, a co-educational boarding school for children. This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 09:37. Fola Adeolas story is a great example and one that should be emulated by every aspiring and existing entrepreneur. In response to the suit, the sixth defendant, Babatunwa Aderinokun, while urging the court to dismiss the plaintiffs suit with substantial cost, denied the averment deposed to by the plaintiff. Limited, Day Waterman Company Limited and Cariboo Investment Limited (the The bank became listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1996. [5] [6] [7] [8] Early life and education [ edit] Ire is from Ogun state, Nigeria. the children of late Olutayo Aderinokun were fully aware of the deceased assets Old childhood friend. A Federal High Court in Tayo Aderinokun's net worth GTBank and other defendants in the suit from cknowledging/recognising the I would ask him, often, what would you do with such wealth? Here's how he did it: Tayo Aderinokun co-founded Guaranty Trust Bank Plc in 1990 alongside Fola Adeola and served as Deputy Managing Director for 12 years between 1990 and 2002. See Also: Biography & Success Story Of Molade Okoya: Former CEO Of CFAO Nigeria. Aderinokun who held a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos, and an MBA in International Business which he obtained in 1981 from the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, went on to serve as Adeola's deputy for the 12 years the latter held the position as the bank's Managing The institution he co-founded is perennially . Since then, his second wife and widow, Salamatu has had to endure the passing currents of time, knowing that . Running the salon together made the duo discover that they had a similar knack for entrepreneurship and its risks. During the beginning of the Nigerian Civil War, his family relocated to Lagos where he attended Surulere Baptist School from 1966 to 1967, St. Peter's College, Abeokuta, from 1968 to 1972 and St. Gregory's Boys College, Lagos from 1973 to 1974. Investments Limited, Day Waterman Company Limited and Cariboo Investment He was made the Deputy Managing Director and held the position for 12 years from 1990 to 2002. GTBanks shares have been the subject of various discussions between the shareholders and board of directors of the above mentioned companies At the resumed hearing of the suit Tuesday, the During his time as the CEO the bank won the following awards. Here's the story of Fola Adeola, an accountant who co-founded GTBank with his friend, Tayo Aderinokun in the late '80s. founder and former Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB), Olutayo personal incomes, as he used his personal incomes to purchase assets in the Femi Otedola Wins African Person of the Year Once again, Africa's force of nature, billionaire Femi Otedola has been honoured for his philanthropic activities on the continent. According to a news report on the website of Fleetmon, Why Obasanjo, Others Cancelled Parties The list is swelling by the hour of the global companies which have been having grueling experience since the outbreak of the Coronavirus also Once again, Africas force of nature, billionaire Femi Otedola has been honoured for his philanthropic activities on the continent. [3], Aderinokun's father was a technician who worked for the Nigerian Railway Corporation. Canadian twin-menace, Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo, in police net for trying to blackmail Femi Otedola with their website, naijagistlive, Nigeria to Spend Abacha Loot on Second Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kano Expressway Malami, Indian twin-menace: Nigerias most promiscuous sisters, Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo. Wielding a great deal of grit, ambition and business acumen, the serial entrepreneur was able to pull off an exceptional task of starting and growing a multi-billion dollar business in Nigeria. They both later worked at the Continental Merchant Bank in the mid 80s before Aderinokun moved to Prime Merchant Bank where he occupied the position of an Assistant General Manager and Head, Financial Services. What He Told City People Before He Died 6 Years Ago. One was to be very rich, and he would add, very, very rich; the other was to be managing director of a bank. He proceeded to obtain a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos, and much later, an MBA in International Business from the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles in 1981. by raising funds severally and becoming the first Nigerian Company and African Bank to be listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange . [1][2] He was also a recipient of the Member of the Federal Republic, one of Nigeria's prestigious national awards. Before his death, Aderinokun founded the Day Waterman College, a co-educational boarding school for children. Though this wasnt the childhood anyone would wish for, young Fola Adeola didnt let this deter him from seizing the opportunity to develop his character, intellects, and entrepreneurial skills. father, he had a peculiar manner of acquiring his assets, using the Proxies, From the running of his estate to the shares he had amassed from the bank he co-founded, Guarantee Trust Bank Plc. Why billionaire housewives dread them. Oluwatise is also seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining GTB Plc and other defendants in the suit from acknowledging/recognising the proxies as being the beneficial owners of the rights accruing to the shares held in their names in GTB Plc, and paying any sum declared as dividends accruing to her late fathers shares held in his name, and the names of the said proxy companies on the instructions of the Directors on record. immediately after that, I went abroad to get an MBA. He added that the Letter of Administration issued to the Executors of Aderinokuns Will is only in respect of Estates and shares personally owned by the deceased. Abeokuta/London Politicians joined corporate Nigeria on Wednesday to mourn the demise of Tayo Aderinokun, the man who co-founded Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) in 1990 and was its Managing. [ 4 ] she is Nigeria & # x27 ; s first female Google Developer Expert, in. 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