Management Team
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Johnson Gabriel Ndukwe (Managing Director/Chief Executive) He is a graduate of Banking and Finance from Imo State University and an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School (LBS). He joined Intercontinental Bank Plc in 1991 and rose to the position of Deputy Manager. He left Intercontinental Bank for Platinum Bank in 2000. He was Chairman of Gajons Beach Resort between 2001 up till 2004 when he was appointed Managing Director/CEO of Centage Savings & Loans Limited. Dr. Johnson is happily married with two children. He enjoys playing football and reading at his leisure. |
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 Ayinde Bakare(Executive Director) Ayinde Bakare is a graduate of Business Management and Finance from Stockport College of Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom. He majored in Banking and Finance. He equally holds a Post-Graduate Diploma and a Masters Degree in Banking and Finance from the Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. Mr. Bakare joined Union Bank Plc in 1975. He worked in various capacities and rose to the position of Sub-Manager, Inspection Department in 1991. He joined Intercontinental Bank Plc in 1993 as Internal Auditor. There he held various management positions with core experience in the following areas: Consumer Banking, Treasury and Financial Services, Credit Marketing, & Risk Management. He was the pioneer manager of Intercontinental bank Ibadan branch and also held managerial positions as Branch Manager Kano & Apapa; at various times acted as Regional Business Executive.. Mr. Ayinde Olanrewaju Bakare is an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management [NIM]. He joined the re-engineering team of Centage Savings & Loans Limited in 2004 and he is currently the Executive Director. He is happily married to Pastor (Mrs) Gloria Adeola Bakare and they are blessed with two girls and two boys. He enjoys watching/analysing footbal, tennis, home videos and Discovery channels at his leisure. |
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Prior to joining the Centage family, Stanford worked for the Obama Administration on the Home Affordability Modification Program (HAMP) as an SME and was instrumental to the development of the compliance program with Freddie Mac as the compliance agent. He managed a team of bank examiners and IT professionals that performed and managed periodic onsite and offsite compliance audits of the financial institutions participating in the program. Ensured that audits effectively assess, identify and resolve any credit and operational risk exposures that may hinder the ability of the financial institutions to modify mortgages as stipulated by the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Treasury Department supplementary guidelines. Evaluated their potential impacts and reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of existing controls. Determined if the financial institutions are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. He also worked for Capital One as a Compliance Director, where he managed the Compliance Assurance Resolution team of attorneys and compliance experts. He was a Vice President, Compliance & Operations for Private Banking for Zions Bank. He was a member of the Salt Lake Economic Development Council. Vice Chair of Utah Consortium of Minority Group, member, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Stanford earned an M.B.A in Finance and Master of Science in Information Technology from Westminster College and Webster University respectively. He’s currently a PhD student in Systems Engineering at the George Washington University. He is an Adjunct Professor of Information Technology. He and his wife, Amy, have four children. |
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 Johnson Uche(Group Head: Projects and Mortgage Banking Services) Johnson Uche is a graduate of Statistics and an Alumnus of the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka. He graduated cum laude and won the prize for the overall best graduating student in the Department of Statistics for the 1990/91 session. Throughout his undergraduate programme at the University, he distinguished himself with high level of academic excellence and won several awards and prizes. He also acquired an MBA degree in Finance at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Mr. Uche has demonstrated dexterity in the banking/financial services industry with well over 15 years experience with competences in Relationship Marketing and Management, Mortgage Banking, Credit & Marketing, Project Management and Branch Management. Prior to joining the Executive Management of Centage Mortgage Bank, he was an Area Business Executive Lagos Mainland Region of Intercontinental Bank Plc, he successfully managed the Creek Road Apapa, Adeniran Ogunsanya Surulere, Herbert Macaulay 1, Alaba 2, Alaba 3, and Tejuosho branches. At a point in his career in Equity Bank, Mr. Johnson Uche was seconded to pioneer the setting up of EBN Finance Limited (now Intercontinental Finance & Investment Limited) and functioned as the Head for over two (2) years before he was recalled to take up other top-level roles in the bank. Mr. Uche is a member of different professional bodies and has attended numerous courses, seminars and workshops in Relationship Management & Marketing, Credit, Business Ethics, Leadership, Assets & Liability Management, Branch Management, Strategic Thinking, Peak Performance Management, mentoring, etc. He is happily married with wonderful and great children. |
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 Sylvia Onyejekwe(Head; Human Capital Management & Training) Sylvia Onyejekwe attended University of Nigeria, Nsukka where she graduated with a B.A (Hons) in Linguistics. Thereafter, she joined The Republic Newspaper as an Advert. Spotlight/supplement Officer from 1986-1988. In 1988/89 she had her first experience in Personnel Administration as an Admin/Personnel Officer. She later joined Leisure Land Holiday Resort as a Senior Admin/ Personnel Officer in 1990/91. In 1992, Mrs. Onyejekwe was appointed Assistant Manager. Human Resources/Admin at Home Choice Mortgage Bank, a position she held for four years. She later joined Resource Matrix Ltd as a Deputy Manager in charge of Human Resources & Admin. Within this period, she obtained her Masters in Public Administration with bias in Human Resources Management from Lagos State University, Sylvia later left for DEC Oil and Gas as Human Resources Administrator from Year 2000 to 2002. She joined ACEN Insurance Company PLC in Year 2002 as Manager 1 and Head of Human Resources & Admin. She was promoted to the position of a Senior Manager in Year 2004, the position she held till 2007. As a result of her wealth of experience, she was invited to the team of Centage in Year 2007 as the Head of Human Capital Management. Mrs. Onyejekwe is a member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) and Personnel Practitioners Consultative Association (PPCA). Sylvia is happily married to a renowned Medical Consultant; Dr. Uchenna Onyejekwe and blessed with excellent children. |
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 Abdul Agbadi(Regional Manager; Northern Region) Abdul Agbadi is a graduate of Economics from Bayero University, Kano and had his M.Sc Economics (Money & Finance) from the University of Jos. He started his career in 1986 as a Credit officer in Ladams Finance Ltd, Kano from where he joined Fonak Investment and Financial Consultants as a Financial Analyst in 1989. He joined Tropical Commercial Bank as Head of Operations in 1994. and in 1999, became Deputy Manager, Operations. He was subsequently appointed Branch Manager, Victoria Island in 2000, a position he held till 2005, when he left for Interglobal Resources Ltd as Assistant General Manager (Operations). He joined the Treasury and Financial Services department of Centage Mortgage Bank in April 2006 as Head, Treasury and Financial Services department. He later became Manager, Head Office branch and Group Head Treasury & FInancial services. He is currently, Regional Manager, (North) in Abuja. He is married to a successful banker and blessed with lovely children. |
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 Chinedum Achinihu(Company Secretary/Legal Adviser) Chinedum Achinihu had his Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) at Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State and equally attended The Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2001. He obtained his Masters Degree in Law (LLM) from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. Mr. Achinihu started his legal practice in the law office of Rhodes & Rhodes Legal Practitioners. He later joined the Law firm of Sam Erugo & Co. Barristers & Solicitors where he rose to become the Deputy Head of Chambers. He has been in private legal practice since 2001. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and International Bar Association (IBA)mongst other professional organisations. He joined Centage Mortgage Bank as Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services in 2005. He is happily married to Mrs Oluchi Eugenia Achinihu and they are blessed with lovely children. |
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 Mr Emmanuel Akalonu(Head: FINCON & Rist Management) Mr. Emmanuel Akalonu is the Head, FINCON & Risk Management of the company. He graduated with HND Accountancy from Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, and qualified as Chartered Accountant, (ACA). He has extensive experience, which span over years at different industries/ sectors, and various responsibilities within Account and Finance- Audit and Internal control, Credit and Marketing, Risk Management, Business Development and Financial control. He has worked with Dominion Building Society Limited (Mortgage Bankers) between November, 2001 and January, 2005 before joining Centage Savings and Loans limited. Before his current position, Emmanuel was the business manager of the Trade Fair branch and was at a time the Head, FINCON, Business Strategy & IT. Financial controller of the bank. He has attended several seminars/ Trainings organized by regulatory bodies- CBN, NDIC etc, and others by different professional organizations. He is married with lovely children. |
