Wema Bank appoints new executive director

The board of directors of Wema Bank Plc. has announced the appointment of Chukwuemeka Obiagwu as an executive director of the bank effective from April 1, 2021.

According to a press statement signed by the bank’s company secretary/ legal adviser, Johnson Lebile, the appointment has been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The statement describes Emeka as a multi-disciplinary professional with a background in accounting, insurance, corporate finance, Stockbroking and Public Finance. He has over three decades experience in banking, financial services and the public service.

Early in his career at Fidelity Bank Plc, Emeka successfully repositioned and grew a subsidiary which he eventually led as the group managing director & CEO.

At different times, he creditably led the human resources, corporate ser vices, transaction support services, corporate finance, regional banking as well as the retail and commercial banking arms of the bank. He was a non-executive director of Fidelity Pension Managers where he also served as Chairman of the board, audit committee.

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He left Fidelity Bank Plc. in 2015 after 20 years of meritorious service and in January 2016, joined the Federal Inland Revenue Service as a Director with responsibility for enforcement. He was also a member of the Technical Committee of the Board and Chairman of the Budget Committee of FIRS, among many other roles.

Emeka is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School (SMP 16) as well as Harvard Kennedy School of Government Boston, Massachusetts USA, where he obtained an Executive Certificate in Economic Development.

He has had the privilege of studying at some of the world’s leading institutions for Executive Business Education, such as, INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, France; Kellogg School of Management to mention a few.

Obiagwu is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Fellow, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers; Honorary Senior Member, Chartered

Institute of Bankers of Nigeria; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation; and Associate, Chartered Insurance Institute (London).

Hope Moses-Ashike

Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks. She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.