Dele Alabi has over 28 years of diversified experience in banking, having worked in various areas including Treasury and Financial Institutions, Strategy and Business Development, Corporate Banking, Finance, Controls and Risk Management functions in the Ecobank Group. He also has country supervision and management experience, as the pioneer Managing Director for Ecobank Uganda from inception in January 2009 till August 2011.

He joined Ecobank Nigeria in 1993 and rose to a senior management position in the affiliate before his transfer to the group in January 2007. He was a member of the team involved in growing the Ecobank franchise in the East and Southern African region between 2007 and 2008. Before joining Ecobank Nigeria PLC in 1993, he worked for 5 years at Arthur Andersen & Co (now KPMG Professional Services), an international audit and consulting firm. He is currently the Managing Director for Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Specialised Finance Company, Mauritius. Before this appointment, he was the Executive Director (Finance and Control) for Ecobank Nigeria, a position he held from September 2011 to December 2016.

Dele holds a First-Class Honours degree in Accounting from the University of Ife and an MBA (specializing in Finance) from the University of Lagos. He is an award-winning Chartered Stockbroker (Fellow), Chartered Accountant (Fellow), Chartered Banker (Fellow) and Chartered Tax practitioner (Associate). Dele is the President of the West African Bankers Association (Nigeria Chapter). He is also a member of the Governing Council and the current 1st Vice President of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.