Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, made the announcement
in a statement on Friday.
Gbeleyi, a native of Igbesa in Ogun State, replaces the
immediate past chair, Adewale Adeeyo, who passed on recently.
The chartered accountant, an associate of the Chartered
Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), served as Commissioner for Finance in
Lagos State.
Gbeleyi was Director-General, Lagos Office of Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP) and later Special Adviser to the Governor on PPP.
The new FMBN Chairman was a co-partner with African
Advisors, a consultancy group with a focus on Telecoms, Infrastructure and PPP
Advisory Services.
Gbeleyi was the first and only Chief Treasury Officer,
Celtel Nigeria, now known as Airtel Nigeria.