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Ireti Samuel-Ogbu

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Chair, Board of Directors at Africa Finance Corporation

London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Business leader with over 36 years in international banking at Citibank; became AFC Board Chair in April 2025 after retiring as Citi Country Officer for Nigeria and Ghana.

Experience

  1. Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)Member Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  2. Ubyx Inc.Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Africa Finance CorporationChairperson of the Boardcurrent2025 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
  4. Citi NigeriaManaging Director2020 — 2024Lagos State, Nigeria
  5. CitigroupManaging Director2015 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Citibank LondonManaging Director2013 — 2014Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  7. CitigroupManaging Director2013Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  8. CitibankManaging Director2008 — 2012City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Skills & more

BankingPayments
  • Leading from the Chair program 2026 — INSEAD Executive Education
  • Berkeley Executive Education — UC Berkeley Executive Education

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Colleagues at Africa Finance Corporation

Ali Güney
Board Director at Africa Finance Corporation
Anthony A. Ogunranti
Board Director at Africa Finance Corporation
Ayaan Adam
Senior Director and CEO of AFC Capital Partners at Africa Finance Corporation
Ayotunde Anjorin
Senior Director & Chief Financial Officer at Africa Finance Corporation
Banji Fehintola
Executive Director and Head of Financial Services at Africa Finance Corporation
Beatrice Hamza Bassey
Independent Non-Executive Director at Africa Finance Corporation
Bolaji Jubril Lawal
Board Director at Africa Finance Corporation
David Johnson
Senior Director & Chief Risk Officer at Africa Finance Corporation

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Who is Ireti Samuel-Ogbu?
Business leader with over 36 years in international banking at Citibank; became AFC Board Chair in April 2025 after retiring as Citi Country Officer for Nigeria and Ghana.
Where does Ireti Samuel-Ogbu work?
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu is Chair, Board of Directors at Africa Finance Corporation.
Where did Ireti Samuel-Ogbu go to school?
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu studied at University of Bradford (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Middlesex University (BA Accounting & Finance).

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Also worked at Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)2

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