Idris Olugbesan joined Regent Microfinance Bank Ltd with enormous wealth of experience in Retail Banking as well as Credit Management. Just before his appointment with Regent Microfinance Bank, he was the Ag. Managing Director/CEO of Hedgeworth Microfinance Bank. Prior to that, he held the position of Group Head Business Development of the Bank responsible for SME business in Abuja.

Before joining Hedgeworth Microfinance Bank he worked at Fortis Microfinance Bank and Fidelity Bank respectively as Relationship Manager, Business Manager and Branch Leader.

He has deep expertise in Financial Inclusion with a banking experience spanning Operations, Sales and Marketing, Risk Management, Business Strategy and Analysis, Business Process Re-engineering, Corporate Communication, Organizational Alignment, Strategic Planning and Execution.

He has distinguished himself by recording consistent outstanding performance with a dogged commitment to driving sales, profit, efficiency and market share growth.

Olugbesan Idris holds an MSc in Political Economy and a MCIB Certification. He is also a  member of the CIBN, and NPSA. He has participated in various leadership programmes and trainings conducted by first-rate institutions in the world including the International Finance Corporation.