By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate
Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-NPF Microfinance Bank Plc on Monday named Akinwumi Mohammed Lawal as the substantive managing director (MD) of the Bank.
NPFMCRFBK apart from appointing Lawal as the new MD of the microfinance bank, also announced the appointment of Jude Chukwueloka Ohanehi as its executive director (ED) with effect from the date of the bank’s last annual general meeting (AGM) held on June 26, 2014.
According to NPFMCRFBK Lawal is fellow chartered institute of bankers (FCIB) and holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) from the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos (1991–1994) before obtaining his Master in Business Administration (MBA) in 2003 from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
The microfinance bank said Lawal started his professional career with Fidelity Bond Insurance Brokers as a principal clerk (1986) before joining the Federal Savings Bank where he was between 1987 and 1991. Between 1991 and 1993, he worked with FSB International Bank Ltd as a treasury unit officer while from 1993–1994, he was at United Commercial Bank Limited.
He joined the NPF Microfinance Bank Plc (formerly NPF Community Bank Plc) in 1995 as head of accounts and has occupied several positions in the bank since then ranging from; branch manager (Abuja) 1999–2005, seniomr Manager (head of treasury) 2005-2007, assistant general manager (AGM) (financial control) 2007-2009, AGM (operations) 2009-2010 and deputy general manager (DGM) (operations/head, risk management enterprise) 2011–September 2013.
Lawal is an associate, Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria and was since September 2013, the acting MD of the NPFMCRFBK prior to this substantive appointment.
On his part, Ohanehi is a member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Bio-Chemistry from Imo State University, Okigwe (Now Abia State University) – (1986–1990) before obtaining his MBA in Finance from the University of Calabar in 2002.
Ohanehi started his career as a Youth Corps Member in Army Barracks Janguza, Kano State (1990-1993) before joining DBL Beverages Ltd Km 43 Onitsha-Owerri Road, Anambra State (1991-1993).
In 1993, he joined the NPF Microfinance Bank Plc in the credit/marketing department. He has at various times worked in different departments of NPFMCRFBK and has occupied different positions; acting head, Abuja Liaison Office, general service treasury department on acting capacity (2002-2005), head Abuja liaison office (2005-2009) and head financial control (2009–2012).
Ohanehi is an associate member, Nigerian Institute of Management (2000) and has attended numerous financial courses; Lagos Business School, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Bridgewater and Associate among others. He is a recipient of several awards and has three unpublished works.
He was the bank’s head finance & administration since 2012 prior to this appointment.
