Ifiesimama Melvin Sekibo
| Ifiesimama Melvin Sekibo | |
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| Born | Ifiesimama Melvin Sekibo 1965 (age 58–59) Rivers State, Nigeria |
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| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 2012–present |
| MD/CEO of Heritage Bank (Nigeria) | |
Ifie Sekibo (born 18 April 1965) is a Nigerian banker and entrepreneur. He serves as the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank (Nigeria) a Nigerian financial services institution, a post he has held since 2012.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Education[edit]
Sekibo has a degree in accountancy from the University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria (Rivers State University). He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School OPM Class (2006-2009).[7][8] He also holds a PhD Credit Management from the London Post Graduate Credit Management College, UK, an affiliate of American University, London.
He also serves as a fellow of the Institute of Directors; Institute of Petroleum, London; Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Management; Institute of Credit Administration, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and other professional institutes.
Career[edit]
Sekibo started his career as an auditor with the Rivers State Government’s Audit Department in 1988. He joined KPMG in Lagos as an Audit Trainee in 1989 before moving to ELF Nigeria as a Cost Controller.[7]
He served as an Assistant Manager in Investment Banking and Trust Co. from 1991 to 1997.[7]
He became a member of the Executive Management of Rims Merchant Bank from 2000 to 2002, while also serving as Financial Controller and Head of Administration in Monipulo Limited (Petroleum Development) from 1999 to 2002.
In 2003, he became the Group Managing Director of International Energy Insurance, a position he held until 2009[7]
In 2009, he led a team of professionals which nurtured the re-birth of the erstwhile Societe Generale Bank which was transformed to an Innovative Commercial Bank with Regional authorization called Heritage Banking Company Ltd. In 2014, he led the bank to acquire Enterprise Bank and got a national license from the Central Bank of Nigeria to operate nationwide.[9][10][8][11]
Awards and achievements[edit]
A number of awards have been won by Sekibo, both for himself and for Heritage Bank Plc,
Under him, Heritage Bank was named at the Nigerian Credit Industry Awards: as the Corporate Credit Provider of the Year 2016,[12][13][14] Award of Recognition presented to the bank as Nigeria’s Number 1 Youth SME Friendly Bank by Nigerian Young Professionals (NYPF), and Outstanding Partnership Award to it by Digital Reality Group.
Pilot Newspapers named Heritage Bank as the fastest growing bank in Nigeria in 2016, while it also won the CBN Sustainable Banking Award in Agriculture in 2017.
Sekibo has spoken at several events supporting SMEs and mentoring young people across Nigeria.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Personal life[edit]
He is married with children.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ifie Sekibo: 'Championing New Model of Entrepreneurial Growth, Innovation in Africa'". Vanguard News. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/business-services/sekibo-tasks-smes-on-new-models-partnerships-for-competitiveness/. Retrieved 2021-02-04. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/business-services/sekibo-calls-for-innovation-to-boost-gdp-through-agric/. Retrieved 2021-02-14. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/business-services/heritage-banks-md-sekibo-harps-on-food-security-agro-business-funding/. Retrieved 2021-02-14. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Sekibo seeks stronger Nigeria, Russia ties". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "NES 24: Nigeria must support SMEs, agric to addres poverty, says Sekibo". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 editor (2020-08-08). "Youth Mentorship Vital for Economic Devt, Says Sekibo". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Sekibo @ 55: Celebrating a turnaround Captain". Vanguard News. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Ifie Sekibo: Celebrating a turnaround captain at 55". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ Salami, Oluwadamilare (2020-07-07). "How IFIE Sekibo Runs HERITAGE Bank". City People Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ editor (2020-04-18). "Ifie Sekibo: Celebrating a Turnaround Captain at 55". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Why poor growth in credit, economy subsist, by Sekibo". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Sekibo, Uzoka others for Nigerian Credit Industry Awards". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ admin (2016-12-11). "ICA Honours Sekibo, Other Executives of Heritage Bank". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "How leaders can succeed, by Sekibo". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ "Sekibo: embrace partnership for business success". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Sekibo urges entrepreneurs to collaborate with banks' SME desks for". dailytimes.ng. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ "Sekibo tasks SMEs on new models, partnerships for competitiveness". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ↑ guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/news/sekibo-canvasses-knowledge-based-leadership/. Retrieved 2021-02-14. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/business-services/money/emefiele-sekibo-reiterate-support-for-small-businesses/. Retrieved 2021-02-14. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "NES 24: Nigeria must support SMEs, agric to move from poverty to prosperity — Sekibo". Vanguard News. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ editor (2018-09-12). "Sekibo Urges Banks to Support SMEs". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ Olowookere, Dipo (2020-05-11). "Sekibo Lists Ingredients to Sustain Economic Growth". Business Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Sekibo: 'SMEs must reinvent to remain competitive'". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Sekibo seeks support for MSMEs - The Nation Nigeria". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Sekibo seeks legal framework on creative industry funding". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ "Accurate policies needed for direct impact on citizens — Sekibo". Vanguard News. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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