By InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s mid-tier lender said on Monday Abdulrahman Yinusa, has resigned from the bank as its executive director/CFO.

“The resignation becomes effective after his garden leave which commenced on Monday, August 3, 2015,’ the lender said in  a statement to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Accoording to Diamond Bank Yinusa joined the bank in February 2011 as ED/CFO and has been in that role since then.

“Under his watch, the bank completed Tier 1 and Tier 2 Capital raise as well as issuance of $200 million Eurobond loan,” it added.

Yinusa has indicated his intention to pursue other interests and opportunities, and the board has accepted his resignation and wishes him success in his future endeavours.

Shares of the bank gained 1.05 percent to N3.84 from N3.80 traded the last session gaining 0.04 kobo per share.