Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN

Mr. Usoro is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the founder and Senior Partner of the Law firm of Paul Usoro & Co. He has over 30 years of law practice experience and is acknowledged as a highly experienced litigator and communication law expert.
 
He was elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association in August 2018 for a two-year term and is currently a Non-Executive Director of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc.  He is also a member of the National Judicial Council and Body of Benchers. He represented Access Bank as a Non-Executive Director on the board of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc.
 
Mr. Usoro holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ife (1981) and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1982.  He joined the Board in January 2014 and currently chairs the Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee and Board Technical Committee on Retail Expansion. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Risk Management Committee.
 

Professional Experience	Academic and Professional Qualifications	Appointment Date	Board Committee Membership
January 2014- Date Non-Executive Director, Access Bank Plc	FCIArb- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators	2014	Chairman-Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee
			Chairman- Board Technical Committee on Retail Expansion
1985-Date Senior Partner, Paul Usoro & Co Law Firm	1981-1982 B.L (Hons), Nigerian Law School, Lagos		Vice Chairman-Board Risk Management Committee
1983-1984 Head, Litigation, Sani Mohammed, Kuso & Co	1977-1981 LL.B (Hons) , University of Ife		Member- Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee
1982-1983 (NYSC) Benue State House of Assembly (3 months) George Uloko & Co			Member- Board Audit Committee
			Member- Board Credit and Finance Committee