By Temitope Mustapha, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Uzoma Nwagba as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP).
Nwagba’s appointment was made known in a statement made available to State House Correspondents on Friday by the President’s Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale.
The 36 year old Nwagba, holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a first-class Bachelor’s of Engineering from Howard University, Washington DC.
Prior to his appointment, Nwagba served as Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of Industry, in charge of driving micro-credit and other financial interventions at the institution.
He had also served as Senior Investment Associate, specializing in financial services (banking, insurance, pensions) at the African Capital Alliance.
Nwagba was a Software Engineer at Microsoft, where he led multiple teams charged with building enterprise and mobile software for emerging markets (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and Nigeria), before his transition to finance.
President Tinubu expects the new Chief Executive Officer of CREDICORP to bring to bear his wealth of experience in finance and technology, as well as his record in driving financial interventions across Nigeria in his new role, to expand access to credit to all stratas of Nigerian citizens.
He also expected to promote financial inclusion, and enhance the quality of life of the Nigerians as they access the tangibles of prosperity.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
