By InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s lender, Diamond Bank Plc said on Tuesday it has appointed Damian Dolland as a non-executive director with the bank following a board meeting held on October 4, 2015, the lender said in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Diamond Bank says Dolland’s appointment has been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and same would be up for ratification by the shareholders at the bank’s next Annual General Meeting (AGM).

According to the lender, Dolland is a managing partner in Fidelis Advisory Partners, Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was responsible for client management, business development, transaction execution and management of day to day operations and staff.

He previously held a position as managing director, head of Investment Banking: Sub-Saharan Africa, J.P. Morgan between 2010 and 2012. “His career spans over 19 years in the Investment banking sector,” the bank affirmed.

Dolland is also the founder and director of Darisami International Consultancy based in Port Louis, Mauritius where he is involved in Financial Advisory and investments focused on Sub Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, specialising in Mergers and Acquisition, Debt and Equity financing and Real Estate.

He holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering with Distinction- Cum Laude; he has a Minor in Chemistry from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

“Dolland will function in a non-executive capacity and his appointment is subject to shareholders’ ratification at the AGM,” the bank added.