Head of Business Development

Mr. Andrew Agaba is the new Head of Business Development at First Trust Finance Services and will be responsible for driving the overall formulation and execution of the Bank’s business growth strategy development and implementation. Andrew holds an Executive Masters in Business Administration from the University of Studies, Guglielmo Marconi from Italy, Rome and a Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Management from Cambridge International. Andrew is also an alumnus of the CEO Apprenticeship program from Strathmore University and the CEO Summit Cameroon and his also a Certified Manager, a qualification he attained from the Chartered Management Institute in UK. Andrew is a seasoned director of business with a rich banking experience that spans over 16 years in both local and international banks with honed expertise in the areas of thought and transformational leadership, product development and innovation, business process re-engineering and above all, business strategy formulation with execution as a mantra. Prior to joining First Trust Finance Services, Andrew was the Chief Business Officer in Post bank and was a colossal asset towards the current transformation and transition of Post Bank from a Tier 2 Credit Institution to a Tier 1 Commercial Bank. At Housing Finance Bank, Andrew served as Head of Mortgage and Personal banking where he re-engineered the processes for both mortgages and personal loans and helped accelerate the Bank to its current commendable performance. At Orient Bank where he held the role of Head, Retail and SME, he is credited for transforming Orient Bank’s performance culture where he spearheaded performance and talent management programs and fast tracking of High Potential staff in preparation for future leadership positions. He is credited for incepting cost saving initiatives that increased the bank’s investment fund and overall performance hence positioning it for acquisition by I&M Bank. Andrew has also served in various capacities at Standard Chartered Bank where he was, Head of Mortgages, Associate principal, Business development to mention but a few and at DFCU Bank where he kicked off his career as a sales man and within three years grew through the ranks and was promoted as the Product development and Marketing Officer and was credited for developing the renowned dfcu investment clubs product range. Andrew has over Eight (8) years’ experience at ExCom level and he is passionate about people development, strategy formulation and execution.