ADE ADEBIYI
For the past 14 years (2011 - 2025), Ade has held executive positions at Guaranty Trust Bank UK Limited and Guaranty Trust Bank (SL) Limited, where he served as Managing Director. In these roles, he was responsible for developing and executing strategies, fostering business growth, and ensuring corporate governance across the franchises. Ade is also a chartered accountant, a chartered shipbroker as well as certifications in the mechanics of international trade finance.
Throughout his career, Ade has engaged extensively with regulators, shareholders, boards of directors, and senior/executive management, which has significantly enriched his management expertise.
He has a robust background in corporate, commercial, and retail banking, as well as international trade, cross-border payments, and correspondent banking. Ade has spent a decade working in key banking roles in Europe, East Africa, and West Africa.
As the Managing Director of GTBank Sierra Leone, Ade was involved in trade transactions through GTBank UK, expanding his knowledge and business network in African business origination and international trade.
Before his tenure at GTBank SL, Ade served as the MD of GTBank UK, where he implemented the bank's strategy to leverage business from East and West Africa. During this time, the franchise achieved profitability, reporting a $3 million profit in 2017 after four years of post-incorporation losses.
Prior to his role in the UK, Ade worked in corporate banking at GTBank Nigeria, Fidelity Bank, and FirstBank Merchant Bankers, collaborating with large corporates. At GTBank Nigeria, he successfully established the maritime desk, growing it from scratch to a balance sheet of approximately $220 million by 2011, before being seconded to the UK.
Ade employs his extensive international trade experience as the principal promoter of Harimas Consulting.