Dr. Erastus B. O. Akingbola is the Group Chief Executive of Intercontinental Bank Plc. Dr. Akingbola has a strong pedigree in banking spanning over 34 years of continuous banking experience. He began his career with Barclays Bank (Union Bank) in 1971.
 
In February 1989 he co-founded Nigerian Intercontinental Merchant Bank Limited now Intercontinental Bank Plc and was pioneer Managing Director/ CEO. He has an MBA from the University of Lagos and has participated in courses in several world acclaimed business schools - Harvard Business School, IMD Switzerland, INSEAD and Lagos Business School.
 
He served as President, Lagos Business School Alumni Association and President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN). He has been conferred with several awards including Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), a national award by Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo in recognition of his monumental contributions to the development of the Nigerian economy, the Kwame Nkrumah Award as CEO of one of the leading financial institutions in Africa and the Zik's Leadership Award.
 
He was elected in 2004 to represent West Africa in the Executive Board of the African Bankers' Forum, an arm of the AFREXIMBANK, which seeks to integrate private sector banking institutions in Africa for continental business finance. AFREXIMBANK and ADB are the only two financial institutions owned by all African governments.
 
He is an Associate, Institute of Bankers (AIB) London; Member, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM); Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers, London; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management; and Fellow, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
 
He is Chairman, Intercontinental Securities Limited; Chairman, Associated Discount House Limited, Chairman, Tropics Finance Limited and Director, Intercontinental WAPIC Insurance Plc.