Binta is an experienced Financial Services Executive and Management Consultant with a demonstrated practical knowledge of the financial services value chain. She has over 33 years of experience in strategic leadership, wholesale and retail banking, wealth and fiduciary management, treasury marketing, and asset management. She is currently the Chief Executive of BMG Seven Limited, a boutique consulting firm.

A professional with a notable knack for starting and establishing thriving new businesses, she was the pioneer Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Trustees Limited, where she led the team for about 8 years to establish a business that remains a market leader today. She was also, at various times, the Pioneer Head of Expert Banking, Head – Commercial Banking & Public Sector Group Nigeria at Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Pioneer Head of Wealth Management in FBN Capital Limited, and Head of Treasury Marketing in the then MBC International Bank.

An astute board member, Binta also sits on boards of social impact organizations, enabling her to deliver on her passion for female development. She was an Executive Council Member of Women in Business, Management & Public Service (WIMBIZ), where she chaired the Membership & Programs Committee for two consecutive terms, as well as Chairperson of Stanbic IBTC Blue Women Network, Vice President of The Association of Corporate Trustees Nigeria, and has been widely recognized for her leadership. In 2018, she was voted one of Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women, and in 2023, named among Nigeria’s 50 Most Inspiring Women by BusinessDay – Women’s Hub.

She has received numerous awards and recognitions from diverse organizations. Until 2022, she served as an Independent Director on the Board of Access Pension Fund Custodian (a member of the Access Bank Group), where she was the Chairman of the Board Risk Management & Compliance Committee and a member of the Board Audit Committee. Until December 31, 2023, she was also on the Board of ChamsMobile (Chams PLC). Currently, she serves on the Boards of E-Tranzact Nigeria Plc, Nestle CPFA, and The Goldcrest Family Centre (an NGO). She is also a member of the International Board of The Institute of Business Transformation Africa (IBT Africa) and the newly appointed Independent Chairperson of the Investment Committees – Mutual Funds of Coronation Asset Management Ltd.

Binta is a member of The Risk Management Association of Nigeria (RIMAN), the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD), a WIMBIZ Board Fellow, an HCIB of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN), and a Fellow of the Association of Investment Advisers & Portfolio Managers (IAPM).

She has attended executive and leadership education programs at Harvard, INSEAD, Wharton, Kellogg Business School, and the Yale School of Management. An Advanced MANDEV Certified Management Trainer, she has had the privilege to train for organizations such as the EU, UN Women and the Spotlight Initiative, WIMBIZ, and NNPC, and she is a frequent conference speaker on financial literacy & inclusion, faith, and women empowerment.