Development Bank of Nigeria

Banking and finance executive with leadership experience across Wema Bank, Access Bank, Diamond Bank, Skye Bank, and HSBC Canada, focused on SME finance and digital banking initiatives.

A finance professional with over 30 years across central, development and commercial banking who held senior roles at the Bank of England, the UK FSA and the Central Bank of Nigeria, and founded the OYAATO brand and The De-Risking Lab. She chairs DBN's Board Credit & Risk Committee.

An investment banker and infrastructure/utility specialist with over 33 years of experience, currently Director of Power Systems Development at the African Development Bank.

Group Head of Corporate Services at DBN with nearly three decades of experience overseeing IT, administration, procurement and corporate communications, previously a regional manager at Jaiz Bank and roles at Fidelity Bank.

A finance and sustainability professional with over 30 years of experience, former Regional Director for Africa at CDC Group (now BII) and senior IFC roles, currently serving on boards including Africa50. She chairs DBN's Board Audit and Compliance Committee.

Chief Economist of DBN leading the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation and Sustainability arm, previously a tenured Professor of Business and Economics in Oklahoma with extensive academic publications.

Head of Internal Audit at DBN with over two decades of experience in banking, auditing and consulting, previously at Diamond Bank, PwC UK and First Bank of Nigeria.

A corporate executive with over 30 years in corporate strategy and market entry across Africa, founder of CG&R Strategy LLC and former CEO/Chair of Jumia Nigeria. She sits on DBN's Ethics, Credit and Risk, and Nomination and Governance committees.

Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, overseeing over US$4.3 billion across its funds, with prior roles at Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch in London.

Managing Director/Co-Founder of Trans Sahara Investment Corporation, a Lagos-based private equity firm, with a background in engineering and technology and former CEO roles at Central Securities Clearing System and ValuCard Nigeria.

Pioneer Head of Human Resources at DBN with over 20 years of HR leadership experience, previously Head of HR Business Partnering and Culture at Access Bank.

A banker with over 30 years of experience, currently Chairman of Jaiz Bank Plc and Buraq Capital Limited, and chairman of DBN's Board Ethics Committee.

Chief Risk Officer of DBN with over 20 years of banking experience, previously pioneer Head of Group Risk Management and Compliance at FBN Holdings and risk leadership roles at Sterling Bank.

A legal practitioner with experience in governance, risk and compliance who has served at Access Bank and First Bank of Nigeria, called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999.

Dr. Tony Okpanachi serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Development Bank of Nigeria.

Financial services expert with over 36 years of experience, Executive Chairman of Fairchild Group and former Group Managing Director of FBN Holdings Plc. He chairs the DBN Board Finance Committee.

A financial services expert with over 36 years of experience, currently Executive Chairman of Fairchild Group and former Group Managing Director of FBN Holdings Plc. He chairs DBN's Board Finance Committee.

Born in 1969 in Bratislava, Martin Kúšik studied law at Charles University in Prague and law and economics at Universidad Complutense in Madrid. He co-founded Penta Investments in 1994 and grew it into one of Central Europe's largest investment firms before leaving in 2013 to found Odyssey 44 in 2014.