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Directors

Chief Christopher Ezeh
Chairman

A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Institute of Directors (IOD); Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (CMA) and a member of the British Institute of Management, Chief Ezeh, who also holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Honoris Causa, from Enugu State University of Technology; started his working life with Chrysler (UK) Limited in 1968. From there he joined Shell BP, Zambia, before leaving for John Holt (Nig) Ltd in 1976, becoming Group Managing Director (in 1986) and later, Chairman, a position he has held from 2001 to date. Chief Ezeh has also served as Chairman of Plateau Confectionery Ltd and Lonrho Africa (Nigeria) Ltd; Director of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group; NEPAD Business Group Nigeria and President, Nigeria - Japan Association.

Reginald Ihejiahi
Managing / Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Ihejiahi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He holds a B.Sc in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and M.Sc. Finance from the London School of Economics & Political Science, University of London.
Mr. Ihejiahi is a Fellow (FCCA) of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, UK. He was a Mobil undergraduate scholar and a Federal Government of Nigeria postgraduate scholar.
Reginald has varied working experience in different aspects of banking, from Commercial banking to Credit Risk, Operations and Information Technology. He rose to senior management positions at First National Bank of Chicago (Lagos office) and was an Executive Director at the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc before joining Fidelity as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
He has attended various senior management and executive banking courses/seminars at the London Business School; INSEAD, France; Euromoney Training, UK, amongst others.
Reginald has served on the boards of many financial services companies.

Willie Obiano
Executive Director
Chief. Obiano holds a B.Sc degree in Accounting and an MBA both from the University of Lagos. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
He started his banking career as a supervisor with First Bank of Nigeria in 1981 from where he moved to Texaco Nigeria limited (an oil marketing company) as an accountant. He rose to the position of Chief Internal Auditor in Texaco before joining Fidelity. In Fidelity he has worked in various departments ranging from operations to marketing and internal audit. He has attended many courses within and outside Nigeria including the UK, US and Malta.

Abdul-Rahman Esene
Executive Director
Abdul-Rahman Esene is an Accounting graduate of Wake Forest University. He has an MBA from Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA and a Diploma from the British Institute of Bankers.
He started his career at Georgia Pacific Corporation and has worked in a number of institutions including the Nigerian Air force, Northern Nigeria Investment Company, International Merchant Bank (IMB) as Manager, Corporate Finance Department before joining FSB International Bank Plc in 1996 as a Senior Manager. He was the Managing Director of FSB before the merger.

IK Mbagwu
Executive Director
Ik Mbagwu holds a Combined Honors Degree in Geography & Economics as well as a Master's degree in Development Economics from Reading University, Berkshire (UK) and has attended management trainings in international institutions in Nigeria and overseas. Starting his career as a tax senior in Arthur Andersen & Co, Ik moved on to Nigerian American Bank Limited (Bank of Boston) before joining Fidelity Union Merchant Bank Ltd in 1993, rising to the rank of General Manager. In 2001, he moved on to Citizens International Bank as an Executive Director. He later joined JKPEEZ Group, a major downstream Oil & Gas operator, from where he rejoined the new Fidelity Bank, as Executive Director in charge of Operations and IT.

Nze (Dr) Clement Maduako. JP. MFR. NPM

Nze (Dr) Clement Obineze Maduako made his sojourn into private business in 1964 when he incorporated Maduako Transport Company Limited, the forerunner of several other highly-successful businesses.
He sits on the Board of several companies including, among others Maduako Group Limited, Binez Hotels Limited, Eastern Bulk Cement Company Limited and Hallmark Assurance Plc. He is the past President, National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).

Major General Mohammed Magoro (Rtd.)

General Magoro is an Alumnus of the United States Army War College and a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. He served the Nigerian Army in various capacities for over twenty-two years during which he held many key positions in the military hierarchy. He was Federal Commissioner of Transport (1976 – 1978), Minister of Internal Affairs (1984 – 1985) and Chairman National Maritime Authority (1987 – 1991).
He holds the traditional title of Galadiman Zuru and is Chairman, Oando Nigeria Plc.

Dim Elias E. Nwosu

Dim Nwosu attended St. Paul’s Teachers’ Training College Oghe, Enugu State. He rose from being a Sales Assistant of Geoelis Trading Company, Onitsha to Sales Manager fully in charge of the management of the company. The company expanded under him, and today, Chief Nwosu is the Chief Executive/Managing Director of Geoelis Trading Company, Geoelis and Company Limited, Geoelis Cables Limited, and Stargas Limited. Dim Nwosu is a member of the Nigeria Cable Manufacturers Association and a member of the Nigeria Chamber of Commerce. He has attended various seminars and workshops both in Nigeria and abroad.

Bismarck J. Rewane

B.J Rewane is a graduate of Economics from University of Ibadan.
His banking career commenced in 1973 at Barclays Bank International Plc from where he joined First National Bank of Chicago (FNBC) as Deputy Manager (Credit). Rewane left FNBC in 1989 and joined Nigerian Merchant Bank Limited, before leaving in 1996 to set up Financial Derivatives Company where he is Managing Director.
He has also worked with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), International Monetary Fund (IMF), in the design and implementation of deregulated foreign currency auction market. He is currently on the Board of Virgin Atlantic, Modant Marine Nigeria Limited, Top Feeds Nigeria Limited, amongst many others.

Nnamdi I. Oji

Mr. Oji holds a National Diploma in Business Studies from Brookland Technical College, Surrey, England and a B.A. in Accountancy from the University of North London, England. He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Textile Technology from Bolton Institute of Technology, Lancashire, England. He is presently the Financial Director of Rosies Group of Companies in Aba, Abia State

Mrs. Bessie N. Ejeckam

Mrs. Ejeckam holds a B.Sc. in Accounting from Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S.A. She worked in the Foreign Exchange Department of PZ Industries Limited from 1982 to 1984, from where she moved to First City Finance Company Limited. In 1988, she joined Fidelity Bank as the Head of Domestic Operations Unit from where she rose to Head of Internal Control in 1996. She resigned from the Bank in 1998 for private business and is now the proprietor and Managing Director of Debil Supermarket Limited.

Umar Yahaya

Umar Yahaya holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degrees in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He has an Advanced Diploma in Management from Harvard Business School, Boston and an Executive Management Diploma in Strategy & Organisation from Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA.
Yahaya has extensive experience in the financial services industry where he has held several top position.
He was an Executive Director, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, responsible for policy formulation, strategic direction and day-to-day management of sector posting and Managing Director /Chief Executive; New Africa Merchant Bank (NAMB) from 1992 to1997.

Chief Stephen Lawani

Chief Lawani holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Management from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University of Manchester, United Kingdom, respectively. He joined Nigeria Hotels Limited as Trainee Manager in 1974 and rose to General Manager in 1981.
He served as General Manager Benue Hotel Limited between 1981 and 1984; and Chairman of the Board of Nigeria Hotels Limited from 1984 to 1986. He is presently the Chairman of ALD Technical Services Limited as well as the Aluminum Smelting Company of Nigeria (ALSCON).

Rear- Admiral Godwin N. Kanu (NN, Rtd)

Admiral Kanu is a first-class military officer. A graduate of National Defence Academy, India, he served in various leadership positions both in core naval postings and in special assignments. He was a Member of the Supreme Military Council (1975 – 1976), first Military Governor of Imo State (1976 – 1977), Military Governor of Lagos State (1977 – 1978), Member of the Supreme Military Council (1978 –1979), Member of the Armed Forces Ruling Council (1986 – 1989), Member of Special Committee on Review of the Report of the Political Bureau (1988).
He retired honourably in October 1990 and is presently a Maritime Consultant.