Arnold Ekpe
Arnold O. Ekpe is a Nigerian banker and businessman who was the group chief executive of Ecobank, the pan-African bank with operations from Togo to Nigeria to the DRC from 2005 to 2012.[1]
Early life
Ekpe was born in Nigeria, and also lived in Cameroon.[2]
He graduated from King's College, Lagos in 1972,[3] earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Manchester, and followed up with an MBA from the Manchester Business School.[1][2]
Career
Ekpe served as the group CEO of Ecobank from 1996 to 2001, and 2005 to 2012.[citation needed] Under his auspices, he oversaw the expansion of the bank across Africa and steered the company through the Great Recession.[citation needed]
Prior to joining Ecobank, he was the vice-president of the West/Southern African corporate finance desk at Citibank.[1] From 2002 to 2003 he was group CEO of United Bank for Africa (UbA), and from 2003 to 2005 he was a partner with African Capital Alliance, a private equity firm.[citation needed]
He was the honorary president of the Business Council for Africa, chairman of Safire Luxembourg, and chairman at Atlas Mara, the investment management firm founded by former Barclays CEO, Bob Diamond, between December 2013 and December 2016.[1]
He is now senior adviser to Dangote Group and Equator Capital Partners (US).[citation needed] He is chairman of Micro Cred France, non-executive director of Crown Agents Bank (UK), Crown Agents Investment Management Ltd (UK), AVMS India, and Dangote Flour Mills Ltd.[citation needed] He is a trustee of Vision for a Nation, a global charity, and supports research at University of Manchester, his alma mater.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Executive Profile: Arnold O. Ekpe". Retrieved October 12, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Arnold Ekpe: Ecobank Legend Says Farewell - African Business Magazine". African Business Magazine. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ King's College Old Boys' Association of North America - 2015 Inauguration Gala http://www.kcobana.org/events-and-more/reunion-2015.php. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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