Samaila Zubairu
InvestorPresident & Chief Executive Officer at Africa Finance Corporation · Head Finance Sygnum Singapore at Sygnum Pte Ltd
Nigeria
Find your path to Samaila
94 people in our graph share verified history with Samaila — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Grace CushmanunlockedSamaila: together at Sygnum Pte Ltd (2026)
×4Samaila: together at Sygnum Pte Ltd
×4Samaila: together at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
×3Samaila: together at EXPERTsuisse
About
President & CEO of AFC for seven years, credited with expanding membership, investments, and profits. Previously pioneer CFO of Dangote Cement and founder of infrastructure fund initiatives; a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Eisenhower Fellow.
Experience
- Sygnum BankHead Finance Sygnum Singaporecurrent2024 — presentSingapore, Singapore
- Sygnum BankMember of the Executive Board of Sygnum Singaporecurrent2024 — present
- Sygnum BankChief Risk Officer (CRO) Sygnum Singaporecurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- Sygnum BankHead Finance, Deputy CFO2021 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Sygnum BankHead Finance, Credit & Lending2020 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
- Sygnum BankHead Finance2019 — 2020Zurich, Switzerland
- KPMG SwitzerlandManager2017 — 2019Zürich
- KPMG SwitzerlandAssistant Manager2017Zürich / Basel
- Deloitte SwitzerlandAssistant Manager2011 — 2017Basel
Skills & more
Web32Teamführung2Leadership2UnternehmensplanungAccount-ManagementPlanung, Budgetierung und PrognosenFinanzplanungKapitalmanagementBankingFinanzmodelleAuditsFinanzberichterstattung
+8 more
FinanzanalyseWirtschaftsprüfungFinanzbuchhaltungInterne KontrolleFinanzwesenTransferpreiseUnternehmensfinanzierungManagementFrom Samaila's professional profile.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samaila Zubairu?
- President & CEO of AFC for seven years, credited with expanding membership, investments, and profits. Previously pioneer CFO of Dangote Cement and founder of infrastructure fund initiatives; a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Eisenhower Fellow.
- Where does Samaila Zubairu work?
- Samaila Zubairu is President & Chief Executive Officer at Africa Finance Corporation.
- Where did Samaila Zubairu go to school?
- Samaila Zubairu studied at EXPERTsuisse (Eidgenössisch Diplomierter Wirtschaftsprüfer); University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW (Bachelor's degree).
Same school
Also attended EXPERTsuisse8
Emanuel WollersheimHead of Finance at Vorwerk VenturesErwin TroxlerCFO at HBM Healthcare InvestmentsPatrick CamenischDirector at Carbon Removal PartnersPascal GähweilerChief Risk Officer and Head of Finance at Sygnum Pte LtdChristoph AngstLeiter Family Office at Swiss KMU Partners AGAleksandar GordicFinance Manager at Swiss KMU Partners AG
+ 2 more
Also attended University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW24
Jens SchleunigerManaging Partner at TX VenturesOliver WalzerFounding Partner & COO at Serpentine VenturesAnton WendebornEvents & Office Manager at QAI VenturesJoana Reis PereiraInvestor at DFF VenturesPascal GähweilerChief Risk Officer and Head of Finance at Sygnum Pte LtdLarissa SequeiraInvestor at Spring Activator
+ 18 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Sygnum Bank15
Martina GromoInvestment Associate at VI PartnersPhuang Jing YiSenior Business Manager at Hashkey CapitalGrace CushmanSenior Vice President, Operations at City LightMartina StettlerDirector (Board of Directors) at Sygnum Pte LtdSimon SchneiderCEO, Sygnum Europe at Sygnum Pte LtdMathias ImbachGroup CEO at Sygnum Pte Ltd
+ 9 more
Also worked at KPMG Switzerland6
Martin BurgherrChief Clients Officer at Sygnum Pte LtdPascal GähweilerChief Risk Officer and Head of Finance at Sygnum Pte LtdAleksandar GordicFinance Manager at Swiss KMU Partners AGNuot-Cla GiacomettiMember of the Board of Directors at capQon AGLisa GysinHead of Finance and Accounting at Infinitas CapitalJonathan HassanFounder at Kuli
Also worked at Deloitte Switzerland2,000
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at Investinor
+ 1,994 more