GROOMING MICROFINANCE BANK - Key Persons
Adaobi Okafor is a highly qualified Accountant, with strong academic background, practical accounting experience and proficiency in UK GAAP and IFRS. She has a passion for excellence derived from extensive experience working and consulting for fast growth companies.
She has worked with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Nigeria), The Salvation Army (UK) London and Tate & Lyle PLC London. She then became Group Financial Controller at Tryzens UK in 2015 before joining Futerra Sustainability Communications, United Kingdom as Financial Controller in 2016.
She is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and an Accion Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) Africa Board Fellow. She is also a member of the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA).
Delphine Misan-Arenyeka has a first degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan, as well as a Masters degree in Business Management and Finance from the University of London (The Imperial College at Wye, Kent). She has a PhD (Honoris Causa) Doctor of Business Administration from the Commonwealth University UK (Business, Arts and Technology).
Job Titles:
- Director
- Distinguished Development Expert
Dr. Noel Ihebuzor is a distinguished development expert, educationist, poet and counsellor. He holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Leeds, and a Masters degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of York. With over 30 years' experience, Dr. Ihebuzor has been responsible for designing and managing programmes in education, social development policy, community development and results-based management on a global scale for world-leading organisations.
Esther Ayodele is a graduate of Economics from Olabisi Onabanjo University with a
post graduate diploma in Education from Usman Danfodio University Sokoto. She is a Certified Microfinance Practitioner (MCP) with over 15years of experience in the financial services sector, and more than 14 years in Microfinance banking. She has also undergone numerous professional development training in Microfinance banking from CIBN.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Development Manager
Godwin Nwabunka is an experienced development manager with a passion for empowering the poor. He is a social entrepreneur, children and women's rights advocate and a strong believer in balancing social, economic and cultural factors in development.
He holds a Ph.D. in Development Economics from the prestigious Gregorian University, Rome, Italy and professional certifications from Harvard University, The Boulder Institute, and the Centre for Development Management, Rajendrapur. He is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, and an Accion Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) Africa Board Fellow.
He served the United Nations System for over 18 years at various professional levels in Nigeria and abroad. He founded Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre, a global Tier 1 microfinance institution in 2006 as a commitment to the empowerment of the poor through sustainable financial intermediation, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since 2009.
Job Titles:
- Head, Financial Control & Information Technology
Job Titles:
- Head, Human Capital & Admin
Veronica Onyemachi holds an HND in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic of Ibadan, Master's degree in Managerial Psychology from University of Ibadan. She holds an Advance Diploma in Human Capital Management from University of Lagos, and she is a Certified Microfinance Bank Practitioner (MCP) as well as a Certified Personnel Management (CIPM). She has eyes for detail and experience in Human Capital Management. She has over ten years' experience in the Microfinance sub-sector.