Mr. Obaro Odeghe- Executive Director, Wholesale Banking

Mr. Obaro Odeghe holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Benin. He is an Associate member of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) and an Associate Member of the National Institute of Management (ANIM). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (FICA) and an honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (HCIB).

He has over 25 years of experience across various areas of banking, including Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, SME Banking, Consumer Banking, Institutional Banking, Trade Finance, and Operations. He was the Executive Director of Corporate Banking at Fidelity Bank Plc, responsible for sectors such as Energy, Power, Manufacturing, Telecoms, FMCGs, Construction, and Real Estate, since March 2019 until he joined us.

He began his banking career with Zenith Bank Plc in January 1995 and worked with the bank for 13 years before joining United Bank for Africa (UBA) and later Fidelity Bank in 2014, where he was appointed as an Executive Director up until March 2019. He has accomplished remarkable and noteworthy achievements in his career, notably the transformation of strategic businesses, which accounted for over 10% of the PBT of his previous bank in 2017. He was conferred with the award of the ‘Most Profitable Regional Bank’ the same year. He has proven records of accomplishments in delivering exceptional business performance, culminating in his winning the ‘CEO Award’ from Zenith Bank and the ‘Profitability, Risk Assets & Transaction Banking’ award.

He has attended many domestic and international trainings, including Executive Leadership: Harvard Business School, USA, Delivering Business Growth and Actionable Framework: Kellogg’s Business School, USA, Executive Leadership Program: Effective Use of Power: Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA, Executing Strategy for Results: London Business School, UK. He is currently a Non-Executive Director on the Board of FITC.

He joined the Board of the Bank following the CBN approval of his appointment on February 2, 2022.