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"Women are more confident and have higher aspirations."
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Bola Adesola
Harriet-Ann Omobolanle (Bola) Adesola is the senior vice-chairman at Standard Chartered Bank Group where she was previously the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank for Nigeria and West Africa. Adesola has over 33 years of experience in the banking sector.
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