President Bola Tinubu has appointed two new executive directors to the Bank of Industry (BOI): Rotimi Akinde and Ifeoma Uz’Okpala.
The appointments took effect on August 26.
Rotimi Akinde will serve as executive director of corporate finance and risk management, bringing over 20 years of experience in investment and corporate banking.
He has a strong track record in capital raising, corporate finance, and project finance.
Before joining BOI, Akinde worked at Infrastructure Delivery International and the Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility, where he promoted green finance and structured debt solutions.
Akinde has also held various roles at UBA Plc, including group head and assistant general manager, multinationals, and vice-president of corporate finance and advisory.
He was a privatisation adviser and head of oil and gas team at the Bureau of Public Enterprises, where he successfully closed several divestiture and sale transactions.
Akinde has experience in the financial sector in the UK, having worked at Barclays Funds and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.
Ifeoma Uz’Okpala will serve as executive director of large enterprises directorate, bringing over 30 years of experience in credit and risk management.
She joined BOI in 2014 as group head of large enterprises credit and later served as chief risk officer.
Uz’Okpala played a crucial role in managing and mitigating risks associated with the bank’s operations and provided environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk support.
Prior to joining BOI, Uz’Okpala worked at various financial institutions, including International Merchant Bank, First Bank, Stanbic Bank, and UBA.
She has expertise in internal audit, corporate finance, credit evaluation and origination, foreign operations, and risk management.
Uz’Okpala is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a member of the Chartered Risk Management Institute.
The appointments aim to strengthen the bank’s leadership and expertise in corporate finance, risk management, and credit management.
