President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rotimi Akinde and Ifeoma Uz’Okpala as Executive Director of Corporate Finance & Risk Management and Executive Director of the Large Enterprises Directorate, respectively, at the Bank of Industry (BOI).
In a statement released on Tuesday, the bank’s spokesperson, Theodora Amechi, announced that the appointments are effective immediately.
Rotimi Akinde is a finance professional with over 20 years of experience in Investment and Corporate Banking, specializing in capital raising (Debt, Equities, and Hybrids) and Corporate Finance, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Privatization Advisory, and Project Finance.
Before joining the BOI, Akinde was an Associate Partner in Project & Corporate Finance at Infrastructure Delivery International (IDI), where he contributed to the UKNIAF program and promoted green finance and structured debt solutions for sub-national entities.
His previous roles include Corporate Finance Advisor at the Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NIAF), Group Head & Assistant General Manager for Multinationals in Corporate Banking at UBA Plc, and Vice President of Corporate Finance & Advisory at UBA Global Markets (now United Capital).
He also served as an Assistant Manager at Leadbank Plc in both the Investment and Corporate Banking Groups.
Ifeoma Uz’Okpala joined the Bank of Industry in September 2014 as Group Head of Large Enterprises Credit and later served as the bank’s Chief Risk Officer. In her role as Chief Risk Officer, she was instrumental in managing and mitigating risks associated with the bank’s operations and provided Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk support. Uz’Okpala is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in Credit and Risk Management within the financial sector. Her career began at International Merchant Bank and included key roles at MBC International, First Bank, Stanbic Bank, and UBA. She brings a wealth of expertise in Internal Audit, Corporate Finance, Credit Evaluation and Origination, Foreign Operations, and Risk Management.