To commemorate International Women’s Day, Greenwich Merchant Bank has unveiled the Greenwich Women Network (GWN). The GWN is conceptualised to support women to deepen their competence through mentoring, coaching and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange.

Through the network, women can leverage collective professional expertise to support one another, enhance capacity and strengthen cross-functional relationships.

The Guardian gathered that the women’s network was borne out of the understanding that inclusive institutions are proactively positioned for sustainable growth, hence, the importance of the network.

Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Managing Director, Greenwich Merchant Bank, Bayo Rotimi, said: “Women have continued to play a pivotal role across functions and as an inclusive brand, focused on aggregating competencies and harnessing innate potential, we have unveiled the GWN to further support the resilience, hard work and dedication of the women to our vision.

“As an institution, our mandate remains to build an inclusive workplace where equity and diversity are upheld as key components of business success, where women are enabled to fulfil their potential and meaningfully contribute to the organisation’s bottom line.”

Commenting on the network, the bank’s company secretary, Omobola Makinde, said it provides a platform to support and nurture women.

“Given that the bank has female representation at the board, executive management and across the organisation, the network will eventually become a holistic platform that advocates cohesive engagements within the group.”