Dr. Okey Nwuke, FCA

Dr. Nwuke has over 28 years’ experience in finance and corporate governance working with top corporates and leading commercial banks in Nigeria. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, an honorary member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and a member of Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners.
 
He has garnered considerable expertise in credit analysis and bank financial management through professional training as a Chartered Accountant, from relevant training programmes as well as on the job training. He was an Executive Director in Access Bank from 2004 to 2013 and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank’s subsidiaries in Rwanda and Burundi. Dr. Nwuke was a pioneer Non-Executive Director of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited representing Access Bank.
 
Dr. Nwuke’s key competencies include finance, strategy development and execution, organizational restructuring and transformation, leadership and change management. He joined the Board of Coscharis Group in August 2014 and is currently responsible for the strategic drive to position it for sustainability. He currently sits on the Boards of Coscharis Group Plc and its subsidiaries, Personal Trust Micro Finance Bank Limited, First Ally Asset Management Limited, Simply Gift and Interiors Limited, Claritus Limited, Rekit Financial Advisers Limited and Access Pension Fund Custodian Limited.
 
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Master’s in Business Administration (Distinction) in International Banking and Finance from the Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom. Dr. Nwuke holds a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration (DBA) from Walden University, Minnesota, USA with a research focus on leadership transition challenges in family businesses. He has been exposed to several leadership and professional development programmes at renowned institutions including Harvard Business School, Boston (AMP 175), Wharton Business School, Pennsylvania (both in U.S.A), INSEAD and IMD.
 
He joined the Board in November 2019 and currently chairs the Board Credit Committee. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Technical Committee on Retail Expansion.
 

Professional Experience	Academic and Professional Qualifications	Appointment Date	Board Committee Membership
November 2019-Date Non-Executive Director, Access Bank Plc	2017 Doctor of Business         Administration (DBA), Walden University         Minnesota, USA	2019	Chairman-Board Credit Committee
August 2014-Date Group Deputy Managing Director, Coscharis Group	2017 Chief Executive Program, Lagos Business School		Vice-Chairman-Board Technical Committee on Retail Expansion
December 2004- December 2013 Executive Director, Access Bank Plc	2008 Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School		Member-Board Digital and Information Technology Committee
May 2002-December 2004 General Manager, Access Bank Plc	2005 Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria		Member-Board Risk Management Committee
2001-2002 Group Head, Commercial Banking Group, Guaranty Trust Bank (Assistant General Manager)	2000 ACIT, Chartered Institute of Taxation		Member, Board Audit Committee
2000-2001 Head, Institutional Banking Group, Guaranty Trust Bank (Senior Manager)	1997-1998 MBA, International Banking and Finance Birmingham Business School		Member-Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee
1997-2000 Oil and Gas Desk Guaranty Trust Bank (Manager and Senior Manager)	1986-1990 B.Sc Accountancy, University of Nigeria
1993-1997 Corporate Banking, Guaranty Trust Bank (Banking Officer-Deputy Manager)
1991-1993 Financial Control Department Guaranty Trust Bank
1990-1991 Trainee Accountant AT & T Nigeria Plc