Second Board of Directors

Mr. Zeitlin is a private investor with interests in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
He is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tapestry Inc.

Mr. Uche Orji is the former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and has served in this capacity since inception of the Authority. He brings over three decades of global experience spanning banking, asset management and financial services to the leadership of the Authority.

Mrs. Stella Ojekwe-Onyejeli brings more than 25 years of financial advisory, controls, governance and risk management experience to the Board. Before the realignment of her portfolio for the Chief Operating Officer role and reappointment for a second term by the President of Nigeria, she served as the Authority’s Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer from 2012 to 2017.

Aminu Umar-Sadiq has more than 15 years’ experience in the financial services sector – spanning public finance management, mergers & acquisitions, private equity and asset management.

Mr. Ighodalo is a founding partner of Banwo & Ighodalo, a leading multidisciplinary law firm; which provides first-class legal advice on numerous aspects of corporate and commercial Nigerian law.

Ms. Buba is a seasoned financial services expert with nearly two decades of cognate experience spanning diverse functions in the banking industry.

Mr. Eke, a consummate financial services expert is the Group Managing Director, FBN Holdings Plc and serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Merchant Bank Limited.
He joined the Board of FirstBank, an FBN Holdings Company, in 2011 as Executive Director, Public Sector South and until his appointment as GMD of FBN Holdings was Executive Director, South at FirstBank.

Ms. Machunga-Disu is a seasoned petroleum-energy economist and analyst, with over 30 years Oil and Gas industry experience and is a provider of consulting and technical services in the sector, as CEO and Director in associate energy companies.

Mr. Maccido is an accomplished Corporate and Investment banker with over 31 years post graduate experience; 26 of which were in the financial services industry.