Company Overview: Registered Microfinance Institution
Payroll and wages of company staff (field and administrative personnel).
Optimally manage and deepen relationships with new and existing customers in target market.
Coordinate the overall marketing activities of the Relationship Managers (RMs) within the team; and ensure a significant increase in market share of new and existing customers
Identify new business opportunities and formulate strategies for retaining and winning new accounts.
Periodically review and evaluate the performance of the team and ensure corrective actions to achieve Group’s strategy and annual plans
Provide support in the structuring of credits in line with business potentials.
Business & Finance Manager
Exploration Support Services Limited
10.2020 - 10.2022
Company Overview: Water Borehole Drilling Company
Payroll and wages of company staff, rig operators and drillers.
Ensure availability of drilling chemicals, drilling stems, drilling bits, mud pumps in preparation for drilling activities at the borehole sites
Negotiation for borehole contracts to ensure profitability and sustainability of the company’s operations
Ensure that the company has the adequate and suitable resources to complete its activities (e.g. people, material, equipment etc.)
Organize and coordinate operations in ways that ensure maximum productivity.
Supervise the work of employees and provide feedback and counsel to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Maintain relationships with partners/vendors/suppliers
Identifying opportunities for growth in both current and prospective markets.
Business Development Manager - BDM
Wema Bank Plc
01.2016 - 08.2020
Provide strategic leadership and direction in the execution of the team’s functions and activities.
Optimally manage and deepen relationships with new and existing customers in target market.
Coordinate the overall marketing activities of the Relationship Managers (RMs) within the team; and ensure a significant increase in market share of new and existing customers
Identify new business opportunities and formulate strategies for retaining and winning new accounts.
Periodically review and evaluate the performance of the team and ensure corrective actions to achieve Group’s strategy and annual plans
Responsible for driving of trade-related transactions for the bank (Fx business). Form ‘M’ and Form ‘Q’)_ Letters of Credit and SMEs Forex allocations.
Provide support in the structuring of credits in line with business potentials.
Cross-selling of the various products if the bank with emphasis on electronic products (credit and debit cards, alternative channels).
Review of the branch balance sheet and strategies for growth and profitability at monthly and quarterly review sessions (MPR & QPR).
Grew the balance sheet (deposit base of the branch from N800.0m to over N5.0bn during this period.
Business Manager/Team Lead
First Bank of Nig. Ltd.
03.2012 - 01.2016
Supervision of the retail banking team in the branch
Liability generation and quality risk asset creation
Cross-selling of the various products if the bank with emphasis on electronic products (credit and debit cards, alternative channels).
Liaising with higher Bank Management.
Review of the branch balance sheet and strategies for growth and profitability at monthly and quarterly review sessions (MPR & QPR).
Relationship Management of existing customers.
Led the marketing team to grow its retail deposit base by over 100% in a period of two years.
Public Sector – Delta Region/Business Development Manager (BDM)
Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris bank Ltd)
11.2007 - 10.2011
Oversaw public sector businesses in Delta State.
Managed and grew public sector balance sheet from N300.0m to N800.0m in 6 months period.
Participated in loan syndication discussions with Delta State Government for N2.0bn loan proposal.
Worked with the team (Skye Trustees) to get the mandate as Trustees to the Delta State Government N50.0b bond issuance.
Managed the branch balance sheet.
Directly supervised the credit and marketing unit and managed the balance sheet of the branch for growth and profitability.
Supervised growth of the branch balance sheet & profitability.
Managed/supervised the branch administrative activities.
Liaised with bank management.
Team Lead/Rel. Manager, Credit & Marketing
Diamond Bank Plc. (now Access Bank Plc.)
07.2001 - 07.2007
Income generation for the bank through creation of quality and well-priced risk assets such as TOD, IDF, OD, IFF, LCCF and term loans.
Create, manage, and drive both existing and prospective retail business relationships with a view to growing market share.
Selling of the bank’s products and services to existing and new customers.
Preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for onward presentation to management e.g. QBR, MPR, BCC etc.
Reviewing and developing marketing strategies/plan for the marketing team to meet targets set by the bank’s management
Education
B.Eng. - Chemical Engineering
Federal University of Technology
Owerri, Imo State
01.1997
SSCE - undefined
Ika Grammar School
Agbor, Delta State
01.1991
Skills
Negotiation skills
Certification
Associate of the Association of Corporate Governance Professionals of Nigeria – (AACGPN); – 2023-09.
References
Mike, Isiekwene, MD, mikeogisi@yahoo.com, 08066687070, Aspire Microfinance Bank Ltd
Interests
Football, Chess, Table Tennis, Reading
Awards
Best Branch for Form Q transactions (SMEs Forex Trade) volumes in the year of introduction (2018) of the scheme by the Central Bank of Nigeria at Wema Bank Plc., Best C & M Staff for the month of April 2005 - Diamond Bank Plc.
Training
Treasury and Fund Management – Piston & Fusion Business Academy.
Understanding the Natural Gas Value Chain End to End – NGA Training.
Public Sector Workshop – Quest Advisory Services Limited
Anti-Money Laundering Training – KPMG
Skye Business School – Skye Management Program (SMP)
Skye Business School - BDM Certification
Valuation of Oil & Gas Companies – EUROMONEY TRAINING EMEA
Credit and Risk Management Course – IBFC Agusto Training Limited
Basic Credit - H.Pierson
Basic Bank marketing - Tom Associates
Creativity and Innovation – Tom Associates
How to win and retain existing customers – Diamond Bank Plc Faculty
Form ‘M’ processing program – Diamond Bank Plc Faculty (Trade Services)
Operation of LTO’s and ITO’s in the new Tax Collection Mandate – Diamond Bank Plc Faculty (Public Sector)
Research Analytical Lead at Centre for Communicable Disease Control & Research, FMC AsabaResearch Analytical Lead at Centre for Communicable Disease Control & Research, FMC Asaba