Emem Usoro is a Nigerian banker who serves as the Deputy Governor for Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria. She was appointed in 2023 by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 26 September 2023.[1]
Emem Usoro | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor for operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nigeria |
| Education | MBA from Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Occupation | Banker |
Early life and education
editUsoro holds a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry from the University of Uyo and an MBA from Obafemi Awolowo University.[2] She is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School and had also attended the Harvard Business School.[3]
Career
editUsoro has worked in the commercial banking and financial services sector for over 20 years with experience spanning across different areas like branch management, operations, credit, and marketing. She joined the United Bank for Africa in 2011 and rose to the post of Executive Director, northern operations before her appointment to the Central Bank of Nigeria.[4][5] She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.[6]
During her career at the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Usoro worked to reach the unbanked in the north and to improve financial literacy.[7] In 2019, she was featured in UBA's Superwoman magazine as a role model for women[8]
References
edit- ^ "PROFILE: Meet Nigeria's newly nominated CBN governor, deputy governors". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "50 Leading Ladies Inspiring Greatness – THISDAY Style". Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Apanpa, Olaniyi (15 September 2023). "Meet CBN's newly appointed deputy governors". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Emem Usoro, United Bank for Africa PLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Olatunji, Eniola (15 September 2023). "CBN: Meet the new deputy governors". businessday.ng.
- ^ Agomuo, Zebulon (11 August 2023). "How Russia-Ukraine war provided opportunity for UBA to positively impact communities in Northern Nigeria – Emem Usoro". Businessday NG. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (14 August 2023). "'We can't reduce the unbanked in North without raising financial literacy level'". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Coker, Abiodun (20 March 2019). "SUPERWOMAN 101 – EMEM USORO". ubagroup.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.