The Board of Directors Print

Emeka Onwuka - Chairman

Prior to joining Diamond Bank, Emeka worked with Arthur Andersen and Co., where he was exposed to both local and offshore training in accounting and management consulting for the finance as well as the oil and gas industries.

Emeka joined the bank in 1992, and has worked in the key areas of corporate and investment banking, branch banking, treasury and commercial banking, among others. He was Head of the Bank's Commercial Banking Division before his appointment as the Managing Director.

Below are some of his qualifications:
  • University of Nigeria, B.Sc. in Political Science
  • University of Benin, MBA.
  • Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN)

U. K. Eke - Director (Non Executive)

Mr. Eke started his working career with Deloitte Haskins Sells International (now Deloitte & Touche) in 1985, and majored as an accounting professional with specialization in audit, taxation and management consulting. In 1992, he joined Diamond Bank after a year's stint at Abacus Merchant Bank Ltd. He has attended various business, leadership and professional courses both in Nigeria and overseas.

He was the Bank's Head of Commercial Banking Division (Lagos/West) prior to his appointment as Executive Director (Commercial Banking).

Some of his qualifications include the following:
  • University of Lagos, B.Sc. in Political Science and International Relations
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
  • Member, Institute of Management Consultant(IMC)
  • Member, Rotary Club District 9140.
  • Alumnus, Lagos Business School.

Tony Onwu - Director (Managing)

Tony Onwu, the- Pioneer Managing Director of Diamond Capital is an investment banker with over twenty years experience in the financial services industry spanning corporate banking, market and price risk management and corporate finance.

Most of his career was with Citibank N.A where he left as a Vice President in 2002 to lead the resuscitation and recapitalization of Liberty Bank as Managing Director. Tony's most recent engagements were as a technical consultant to the Nigerian Presidential Adviser on Budget and subsequently as founding partner of Nima Capital Advisory Partners' a boutique financial advisory practice.

Tony has an MBA from the University of Lagos and is an alumnus of several international financial services and management training programs.

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