Chike Fidelis Uzoma, Ph.D

Chike has over 25 years of extensive hands-on experience in strategy, digital innovation, payments, and performance management within the financial services industry. Chike also has valuable experience in mergers & acquisitions, financial modeling, valuation, budgeting and planning, market research, organisation design, analytics, operating model design, process engineering, and project management. He holds a Bachelor of Science (1st class honors) degree in Business Management, as well as a Master of Science degree in Economics and a PhD in Finance. Chike is a PMI USA Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a Certified MicroFinance Banker and a Certified COBIT5 Implementer. Chike brings to the table a range of business skills/professional competencies, typical of high flyers in high-performing businesses. Specifically, Chike has deep business writing, communication, presentation, and influencing skills which are required for creating, selling and delivering ideas in the workplace. His strong analytical, business diagnosis, problem-solving, project management, and execution skills set him apart in the top echelon of his peer group. Overall, his unique ability to take on new things and deliver outstanding results remains a key proposition. Chike has led various teams to deliver transformation strategies and unique performance management capabilities for high performing Banks and Insurers in Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Congo DRC, and Guinea.