Otunba Olasubomi Balogun is not only the Chairman of the First City Group alone, he also holds series of chieftancy titles to make him qualify as a cultured man.
Born March 9, 1934 at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, he was educated at Igbobi college, Lagos; Nigeria College of Arts, Science and Technology, Ibadan, London School Of Economics, London University, London, He was called to English Bar in 1959.
He was former Crown Cousel, Ministry of Justice, Western Region, 1961, Parliamentary Counsel, Secretary, Nigerian Industrial Development Bank Limited, 1966--1975.
Executive Director, ICON Securities Ltd.,1973; ICON Ltd. (Merchant Bankers), 1975 -- 1977; Executive Chairman, City Securities Ltd.,1979 -83; Chairman, First City Monument Bank Ltd., Chairman CSL Stock brokers Ltd; UI Ventures Ltd.(University of Ibadan), since 1989; First City Group.
Member and fellow of many professional associations, NIM, CIBN, CIS e.t.c. Confered with Honourary Doctor of Law degree LLD (Honoris Causa), University Of Ibadan, awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science, D.Sc (Honoris Causa) in Management Science, Ogun State University,(now Olabisi Onabanjo Univerity), Ago Iwoye, 1999, Commander of the Order Of Niger; Distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Law School by Legal Coucil of Education, 2004.
He holds the traditional title of Otunba Tunwase of Ijebu-Ode, The Olori Omo Oba of Akile Ijebu and The Asiwaju of Ijebu Christians.
N.B. profiled culled from the new WHO'S WHO in Nigeria third edition, NIBC.
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