Dele Kuti

Global Head of Oil and Gas Standard Bank

Deleis the Global Head, Oil & Gas for standard group. He is a 16-year veteran with the Standard Bank Group (SBG) where he started his career with the Nigerian Subsidiary; Stanbic IBTC Bankas the Country Head for the Oil and Gas & Power and Infrastructure sectors.He held this role which included responsibilities for Investment Banking Coverage for over 9 years and was subsequently appointed as Nigeria Country Head of Client Coverage for Corporate and Investment Banking. In 2018, he moved to the parent companyin South Africa where he assumed the role of Global Head of Oil and Gas, a position he still holds. Prior to his time with SBG, Dele held a wide range of positions across organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank in the Wholesale Banking group, and Citibank as a Relationship Manager with extensive experience in risk management, over a period of 10 years. Dele is focused on delivering Standard Bank’s financing and advisory expertise in Africa to clients around the world and particularly in Africa. He has been involved in energy financing and has executed anchor roles in leading finance deals valued at over of $15billionduring his career with Standard Bank.