▪︎UGC image of Rotimi Akinde, and Ifeoma Uz’Okpala
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rotimi Akinde and Ifeoma Uz’Okpala as executive directors of the Bank of Industry (BOI).
In a statement on Wednesday by Theodora Amechi, head of public relations division at BOI, the appointment took effect on August 26.
BOI said Akinde will serve as executive director of corporate finance and risk management, while Uz’Okpala will take on the role of executive director of large enterprises directorate.
Akinde is a finance professional with over 20 years of investment and corporate banking experience and an extensive track record covering capital raising (debt, equities and hybrids) as well as corporate finance (mergers and acquisitions, privatisation advisory and project finance).
Before he joined BOI, he was an associate partner in project and corporate finance at Infrastructure Delivery International (IDI), where he worked on the UKNIAF programme, promoting green finance and structured debt solutions for sub-nationals.
Akinde also worked as the corporate finance advisor at the Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NIAF), providing financing initiatives, modelling and funding structures on infrastructure.
Uz’Okpala
BOI said Uz’Okpala is a seasoned credit and risk management professional, with a career spanning over 30 years in the financial sector.
She joined BOI in September 2014 as group head of large enterprises credit and later served as the chief risk officer of the bank before her appointment.
As chief risk officer, BOI said she played a crucial role in managing and mitigating risks associated with the bank’s operations while providing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk support.
According to the bank, Uz’Okpala offered invaluable ESG support within transactions and provided the roadmap for attracting impact investments.
Before she joined BOI, Uz’Okpala commenced her career at the International Merchant Bank and progressed through key roles at MBC International, First Bank, Stanbic Bank, and UBA.