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DearANAP,Asyoucelebrateyour70thbirthday,Iacknowledgethequietbutprofoundimpactyou%u2019vehadonmylifeandcareer,morethanyoumayrealize.MyyearsatStanbicIBTCweren%u2019tjustajob;theywereadefiningchapterwhereIdevelopedtheworkethic,resilience,andrelationshipsthatcontinuetoguidemetoday.ThoughIjoinedmanyyearsafteryouexitedasanemployee,workingcloselywithleaderslikeYinkaSanni,OlumideOyetan,andothers,theproductsofyourleadershiphelpedshapeme.Therewerealwaysreferencestotheculture,excellence,andauthenticityyouchampionedasFounderofIBTCThere%u2019saneventI%u2019veneverforgotten.AsyourrelationshipmanagerforoneoftheserviceswithinStanbicIBTC,Imadearepeatederrorwhilenervouslytryingtoimpressyou.Insteadofareprimand,youcalledandsaidthoseunforgettablewords:%u201cIbark;Idon%u2019tbite.%u201dYougavemethegracetopause,regroup,andreturnwithaclearerhead.Thatactofkindnesseasedmyanxietyandtaughtmealessonincompassionateleadership.That%u2019swhoyouare:firmyetfair,exactingyetunderstanding.Beyondwork,Iremaingratefulfortheprivilegeofsharinginyourfamily%u2019sjoy.Attendingtwoofyourchildren%u2019sweddingswasatestamenttothetrustandwarmthyouextendedbeyondprofessionallines.I%u2019veattachedaphotofromyourdaughter%u2019sweddingasareminderofthememoriesandconnectionIcontinuetotreasure.Soonthismilestonebirthday,Iwanttosaythankyou.Thankyoufortheopportunities,thelessons,andthewayyou%u2019vequietlyshapedsomanyofusthroughyourexample.Maythisnewchapterbringyouthesamejoy,fulfillment,andgraceyou%u2019veofferedtoothers.ESEHere%u2019sto70yearsofremarkableimpactandtomanymoreahead.Withdeepestrespectandadmiration,NKADIESEHERE%u2019STO70YEARSOFREMARKABLEIMPACT40
