Ecobank Group appoints Chinedu Ikwudinma as Group Chief Risk Officer

Lomé, Togo: 04 January 2022 – Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African Banking Group, has  elevated Mr. Chinedu Ikwudinma to the position of Group Executive and Group Chief Risk Officer  (GCRO). Chinedu succeeds Eric Odhiambo in that role, following Eric Odhiambo’s appointment as  Group Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking. Prior to his appointment as GCRO, Chinedu had been the Ecobank Group Chief Credit Officer since  June 2019.  The Ecobank Group CEO, Ade Ayeyemi commenting said, “I congratulate Chinedu on his elevation  to the position of Group Chief Risk Officer. Chinedu is a consummate banker with extensive risk  management experience. Since joining Ecobank in 2019 he has brought on board his strong credit  analysis and structuring acumen as well as an all-encompassing risk management intellect. We are  pleased to be able to appoint senior executives from within the Group as we continue to build  strong leadership capacity into the future.”  Prior to joining the Ecobank Group, Chinedu Ikwudinma was Managing Director of Nova Merchant  Bank in Nigeria from September 2017 to August 2018. He also spent over 26 years with Citigroup  in various senior management roles in Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking and  Risk Management. He has also been Managing Director of Citibank Uganda and Head of Corporate  Banking in Citibank Zambia. He is a risk management specialist with extensive training and vast  expertise as a Senior Credit Officer. He has covered the full spectrum of the risk management  function, encompassing products as diverse as Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Trade Finance,  Derivatives Structures, Working Capital and Basic Financing and Banking Products. He has been  providing risk management and credit approvals for 25 years. Chinedu has an MSc in Structural  Engineering and an MBA, both from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.  - ENDS - Imediate release