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Samaila Zubairu

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President & Chief Executive Officer at Africa Finance Corporation · Head Finance Sygnum Singapore at Sygnum Pte Ltd

Nigeria

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

  1. Sygnum BankHead Finance Sygnum Singaporecurrent2024 — presentSingapore, Singapore
  2. Sygnum BankMember of the Executive Board of Sygnum Singaporecurrent2024 — present
  3. Sygnum BankChief Risk Officer (CRO) Sygnum Singaporecurrent2024 — presentSingapore
  4. Sygnum BankHead Finance, Deputy CFO2021 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
  5. Sygnum BankHead Finance, Credit & Lending2020 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
  6. Sygnum BankHead Finance2019 — 2020Zurich, Switzerland
  7. KPMG SwitzerlandManager2017 — 2019Zürich
  8. KPMG SwitzerlandAssistant Manager2017Zürich / Basel
  9. Deloitte SwitzerlandAssistant Manager2011 — 2017Basel

Skills & more

Web32Teamführung2Leadership2UnternehmensplanungAccount-ManagementPlanung, Budgetierung und PrognosenFinanzplanungKapitalmanagementBankingFinanzmodelleAuditsFinanzberichterstattung
+8 moreFinanzanalyseWirtschaftsprüfungFinanzbuchhaltungInterne KontrolleFinanzwesenTransferpreiseUnternehmensfinanzierungManagement

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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

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).

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Also attended University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW11

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sygnum Bank16

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Also worked at KPMG Switzerland6

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