CW Crush for the week - Osaretin Afusat Demuren - A Woman of Many Firsts

Hello CW readers,

I'm particularly excited about this week, I'm sure there are lots of blessings in store for every one of us this week...receive it!

Monday is the first work day of the week,so I thought, "why not have a weekly motivation kick-starter for our readers?" Hence, Career Woman Crush was birthed!!! ***drumrolls***

Mrs. Osaretin Demuren

You know how you can be sitting and talking with greatness and you might not know?
That was my story the day I met this woman. I was opportune to be in her home for official purposes and while we were in her living room, as the wonderful host she is, she asked "so what can I give you people?", she brought out a Gtbank branded notepad and pen and out of curiosity, the person I went with asked her if she works with Gtbank.

She smiled and said "I am the Chairman of the board".  WHAT? Immediately, I rearranged my posture and my antenna went up.

One of the many qualities I picked up from the very short time I spent with her that day was her "realness". She is a very practical person and you could tell she is not given to sentiments. It is no surprise she has gotten to and exceeded the peak of her career.

Mrs. Osaretin Demuren did not just become the Chairman Board of Directors at Gtbank overnight, she started her career in the banking industry as a clerk in Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) working as a Research Assistant and rose through the ranks to become the first female director at CBN.in which capacity she retired December 29, 2009 after 33years in the industry.

Mrs. Osaretin holds a Masters Degree in Economics and Statistics at Moscow Institute of Economics and Statistics on a Federal Government scholarship,she has a Diploma in Russian Language and she is a graduate  of some of the top business schools in the world like Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, Upenn Wharton Business school, amongst others. She is a fellow of the Nigerian Statistical Association, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management and Affiliated with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and Society for Human Resource Management of America.
She was appointed Chairman, Board of Directors at Gtbank in April 2015, six years after retirement from CBN,

She speaks Russian, French and Latin amongst native languages.

On family, Mrs. Osaretin Demuren is married (yes, you guessed right), to former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Dr. Harold Demuren (this man is humble to the core! let me not even go into that) and they are blessed with 6 (SIX!) children (did I hear somebody say career women can't have too many children?)

Yes, you guessed right again, she is mother to Capt. Tunde Demuren and Mother-In-Law to Toolz, one of Nigeria's leading On Air Personalities.

Mrs. Osaretin is definitely a woman of many firsts;

• First of four female clerks to be employed by CBN
• First Female Director at CBN
• First female Chairman, Board of Directors at Guaranty Trust Bank
• and of course, First Career Woman Crush on this blog!

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Mrs. Osaretin Afusat Demuren

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