Rokel Commercial Bank
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Buffy Bailor (Chairman), Ekundayo Walton Gilpin (Managing Director) |
| Products | Banking |
Number of employees | 500+ (2022) |
| Website | www |
Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) is a commercial bank in Sierra Leone. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Sierra Leone, the national banking regulator.[1]
The bank is named after the Rokel River, the longest river in Sierra Leone. RCB serves members of the public, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as large corporations. According to the bank's web site, it one of the three largest commercial banks in the country by assets.[2]
Founded in 1917 as Barclays Bank of Sierra Leone as a subsidiary of Barclays Bank, the name was changed when ownership of the bank's stock changed hands in 1999.[3]
Governance
The Chairman of the seven-person Board of Directors is Birch M. Conte, one of the non-Executive directors.[4] Victor Keith Cole serves as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He is assisted by seven other senior managers in the day-to-day running of the bank.[5]
