FirstBank Celebrates Key Distributors, Reinforces Partnership Commitment
FirstBank recently hosted its โannual Key Distributor Forum,โค an event dedicated to recognizing and rewarding its โฃnetwork of distributors across Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), cement, and telecoms sectors. Teh forum underscored the bank’sโ commitment to viewing distributors not merely as โcustomers, but as vital partners within a broader financial ecosystem.
According to FirstBank’s Chief โขExecutive Officer, Segunโฃ Alebiosu, the forum is โa core component of the bank’s customer engagement and โrelationship management strategy. He emphasized the crucial role distributors play in supporting both FirstBank andโ its endโค customers, stating, “Theyโ are key to our business.” Alebiosu highlighted the โคbank’s dedication to supporting the growth of both the FMCG principals it works with and the distributors who purchase โคfrom them.
The event โฃcentered around the Key Distributorship Finance product, designed to address the working capital needsโฃ of distributors of FirstBank-approvedโค FMCG companies, facilitating their expansionโค andโค scalability.
Moboladeโข Ojeahere,Group Head ofโ Transaction Bankingโข Division,stressed the importanceโ of collaborative relationships for long-term growth. He assured distributors of โFirstBank’s ongoing commitment to service improvement and โexpanded support to foster business success. Ojeahere affirmedโ the bank’s beliefโฃ in the valueโ of distributor feedback and its dedication toโฃ providing solutions that โdrive growth.
FirstBank also โฃused the forum to โคlaunch the Firstmonie merchant wallet solution,โฃ a new โoffering designed to streamline distributorโ operations. This solution โprovides features such as inventory and cash management, alongsideโค other value-added services.
The โฃhighlight of theโ event was the presentation of awards recognizing outstanding performance across several categories.
Award Recipients Included:
* Non-Borrowing Distributors: platinum โ- Mrs. Bolarinwa Adetoun; Diamond – Opeyemi Baking industry limited;โ Gold – Rukbom โขOluwakemi Nig โฃCompany; Silver -โ Nicebom Investment Limited; Bronze – Felicia Modupeoluwa Trading Company Limited.
* FMCGโค Distributors: Laurel โคElectrical Company, Demiller Farms, Abikka tradingโข Company limited, Mut-keem Concept, and Rollmakโ Global โConcepts.
* Cement Distributors: โข Transgeneration Enterprises,โ Ibukunoluwa Trading stores, Okeoma Happiness,โฃ Whumyte โคGlobal Ventures, andโค Temitope Oil Nigeriaโข Limited.
*โ Award-Loyal Distributors: Vicmond โAde โEnterprises, Tito Tradingโ Stores, Glad Global concept Limited, Oyinbashy B Nigeria limited, and Mosebolatan according to Onionia Limited.
* Telecoms Distributors: Gold – Demmy Global Resource Limited; Silver – Stratford Communicationsโ Limited; Bronze – Awake Interlinks Nigeria Limited.
FirstBank stated that the annual forum demonstratesโ its dedication to rewarding excellence, strengtheningโฃ partnerships, and promoting sustainable business practicesโ nationwide. By โฃrecognizing โtopโข performers, the bank โคaims to deepen stakeholderโ relationships, bolster โits retail lending โplatform, and contribute to inclusive economic growth within theโฃ country.