Lola Ade-John serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Keystone Bank Limited. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Finance Application Systems Limited (FASYL Technology Group), where she chairs the Projects and Development Committee, and has served as a Board Advisor to Sundry Markets Limited since 2025. With over 40 years of experience spanning banking, technology, consulting, corporate governance and public service, she has built a reputation as a board-level professional recognised for translating strategic vision into operational delivery across complex, large-scale transformations.

In 2023, Lola was appointed Honourable Minister of Tourism of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, serving until 2024 as a member of the Federal Executive Council. This national appointment marked a distinguished milestone in a career built across banking, technology, consulting, and corporate governance.

Lola began her professional career in 1984 at Shell Development Company of Nigeria, where she rose through several technology and systems support roles. She subsequently joined Magnum Trust Bank Limited in 1991, progressing from Head of Computer Unit to Head of Technology and later Group Head, Corporate Services.

In 1998, Lola joined Access Bank Nigeria Plc as Group Head, Technology, later taking on the role of Group Head, Support Services, which she held until 2001. She then joined United Bank for Africa Plc, where she served in several senior capacities between 2001 and 2006, including Flexcube Project Manager, Head of Business Software Support, and Head of Business Development.

She joined Ecobank Group in 2006, where she held several senior leadership roles including Head of Technology for Ecobank Nigeria, Head of Core Banking Applications, Head of Central Data Centre, Group Head of Technology Service Delivery and Technology Integration Manager. She successfully supported the migration of five countries representing 65% of Ecobank Group’s business and led the technology integration for the Legacy Oceanic Bank/Ecobank merger.

Between 2013 and 2023, Lola served as a Principal Technology Solutions Consultant, providing strategic advisory services to financial institutions across Nigeria and Africa. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ).