Experience & Education
Professional Experience
With over two decades of executive leadership across Africa, North America, and Asia, I’ve helped organizations rethink what’s possible — from pioneering digital banking models to advising global boards and guiding executive teams through disruption, inclusion, and growth.
Whether driving fintech innovation or turning around multi-million-dollar enterprises, my focus has remained the same: aligning strategy with impact, and innovation with people. I believe that lasting transformation begins with designing systems that serve — not just scale.
What follows is a selection of the roles I’ve held, the challenges I’ve tackled, and the measurable impact delivered across industries, borders, and boardrooms.
As CEO and Strategic Advisor at a consulting and digital transformation firm, I help financial institutions and businesses reimagine their operations through agile transformation, customer-led strategies, and technology adoption.
- Drove strategic planning and business model innovation for clients in Nigeria and Canada.
- Led digital transformation for a traditional bank, enhancing customer success within 6 months.
- Introduced agile frameworks and created agile product teams to support product innovation.
- Spearheaded channel transformation across all customer contact points.
- Delivered technical support for merchant acquisition, collections, and financial inclusion
Provided strategic and operational leadership at a fintech company delivering real-time banking and financial technology solutions across Canada, the Caribbean, and South America.
- Managed 50+ staff across Canada, Peru, and the Caribbean
- Led digital product revamp, implementing a new vision and structure for growth
- Steered organization-wide agile transformation and process reengineering
- Delivered solutions that improved efficiency, customer experience, and time-to-market for financial partners.
Brought in to turn around a five-year loss-making consumer lender into a profitable, digital-first challenger bank.
- Delivered a $2.46M profit in under 6 months, reversing five years of losses
- Generated $65M in annual revenue, driven by agile operations and digital innovation
- Introduced Nigeria’s first digital SME and microbusiness lending products, producing over $15M in sales within 90 days.
- Achieved 232% growth in loan origination ($40M to $133M) within a year.
- Led 500+ cross-functional staff across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
- Positioned the bank as a national benchmark in digital lending, recognized by the Central Bank
Held dual roles across Nigeria, Ghana, and Namibia, leading digital innovation, payments growth, and customer experience.
- Scaled mobile banking revenue from $1.7M to over $10M monthly
- Boosted digital adoption from 42% to 95% in two years.
- Implemented SAFe Agile across 20 countries and drove cross-border digital innovation
- Partnered with WHO, DFID, and Save the Children to scale mobile wallets and inclusion.
- Launched Nigeria’s first personal teller machine and a USSD banking product that onboarded 70,000 users in two weeks.
- Grew e-business revenue from $3.45M to $24M in 2 years, transforming it from cost center to profit driver.
Pioneered Africa’s first indigenous payment card brand and led it to dominance across Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Created and launched the Verve Card brand, now with 42M+ users across six African countries.
- Captured 62% market share from Mastercard and Visa within 3 years.
- Managed a $60M+ P&L across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, and Gambia.
- Partnered with the Government of Gambia to develop their national card scheme.
- Collaborated with First Bank of Nigeria to grow card base from 1.8M to 4.5M in one year
- Delivered sustained growth: 110% in year one, 200% in year two, and 40% YoY thereafter
Held senior roles in tax analysis, commercial strategy, and trade marketing across West Africa’s leading oil and FMCG firms.
- Delivered 20% of Lagos regional revenue and 7% of national turnover at BAT.
- Led marketing and customer engagement strategies in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector
Board Directorships & Advisory Roles
- Board Director – Gulf African Bank, IFC Nominee (Kenya, 2024–Present)
- Board Director – FIDO Credit, Dutch Development Bank Nominee (Mauritius, 2024–Present), Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
- Board Director – AMRET MFI,IFC Nominee (Cambodia, 2022–Present), Risk, Nomination &Compensation Committees
- Chair of the Board – Bosh Leadership Foundation (Africa-wide, 2019–Present)
- Governing Council Member – Open Banking Initiative Nigeria
Education & Credentials
- Global CEO Program – Wharton, IESE, MIT (2025)
- Corporate Director Certificate – – Harvard Business School (2023)
- Qualified Risk Director –DCRO Institute (2022).
- Women on Boards – Harvard Business School (2016)
- General Management Program –Harvard Business School (2013)
- M.Sc. Strategic Marketing – Cranfield School of Management (2007)
- B.Sc. Economics –Ogun State University (2000)
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Institute of Corporate Directors, Canada
- Member, Institute of Directors, UK
- Member, Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.
- Member, Market Research Society, UK