Mrs. Owanari Duke has led a distinguished career which has straddled the roles of lawyer, public servant, entrepreneur and philanthropist. The former First Lady of Cross River State, Nigeria, Mrs. Duke used her position to raise awareness and currently serves as the Country Director of EMPRETEC Nigeria Foundation; a United Nations Centre for Trade & …

Ms. Aisha Hassan Baba, OON is the founding and Managing Partner of EBO, HASSAN BABA & CO. Aisha was admitted to practice law in Nigeria in 1981 and in the ensuing 35 years thereafter, served in very senior and sensitive positions in both federal and state public service of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, notably …

Ms. Angela Aneke is a board advisor, banker and strategic thinker with over 30 years’ experience in financial services, in the areas of Financial Control, Strategy, Transaction Banking, Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, and Governance. Angela has held executive management and board positions in several international and regional institutions, including Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Citigroup and the …

Erelu Angela Adebayo obtained a BSC (Hons) Social Science from the University of Ibadan, an MBA from the University of Lagos, and a MPhil (Cantab) in Land Economy from Cambridge University. Erelu Adebayo was previously the First Lady of Ekiti State and the Chairman of Afriland Properties Plc. She was also the first female chairman …

Mr. Abdulqadir J. Bello, a Chartered Accountant, has over 30 years’ corporate experience in the banking sector, during which period he held several senior management positions in various banks. He also previously served as the Group Chief Credit Officer of UBA and thereafter as the Executive Director in charge of Risk Management for UBA Group.

Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu is a First Class graduate of Statistics, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a Prize Winner in the ICAN Professional Qualifying Examination (overall 2nd). She obtained top-rated core basic and intermediate management competencies as a Trainee Accountant in Price Waterhouse (Chartered Accountants) – now PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) …

Emmanuel N. Nnorom has over 40 years work experience in financial services and audit, including significant board experience with listed companies. Mr. Nnorom is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He is an alumnus of Templeton College, …