EMMANUEL OSA AGWOJE

EMMANUEL OSA AGWOJE, B,Sc (Econs), M.Sc(Econs)

Agwoje had a fulfilling banking career that spanned over two decades. During this period, he worked and gained experiences across critical banking functions, including credit appraisal, treasury, payments trade finance, funds management, investment banking and marketing of financial services.

Starting from the shop floor Emmanuel Agwoje rose through the rank to the position of Executive Director of Allstates Trust Bank, a premier commercial bank in Nigeria before he left to start his entrepreneurial journey. In the course of his career, he undertook assignments and participated in projects requiring the application of professional skills and competencies.

He led teams in mergers and acquisition projects, supervised structured projects, and facilitated multilateral funding of projects in critical sectors of the economy. In 1999, Agwoje served in the committee assembled by the then Minister of Science and Technology to develop the framework for the Nigerian Satellite Project. Prior to this period, in 1996, he served in the Committee jointly set up by the Rivers and Bayelsa States Governments on Privatization of government institutions. He led teams in mergers and acquisition projects, supervised structured projects, and facilitated multilateral funding of projects in critical sectors of the economy. In 1999, Agwoje served in the committee assembled by the then Minister of Science and Technology to develop the framework for the Nigerian Satellite Project. Prior to this period, in 1996, he served in the Committee jointly set up by the Rivers and Bayelsa States Governments on the Privatization of government institutions.

As an entrepreneur Emmanuel Agwoje has set up, managed and grown businesses across sectors of the Nigerian economy including financial services, real estate, oil and gas, and retail trade. He is currently Chairman Dolphin Capital Management Limited, a thriving asset management company and Equator Microfinance Bank Ltd, a leading microfinance bank in Nigeria among other boardroom engagement.

He is also the founder of ECL Energy Ltd., an integrated oil trading and servicing company, and Dolphin Trading, a property trading company. He has been involved in the processes of establishing financial institutions either for himself or as a consultant to investor groups who are eager to tap into his vast experience on both the operating and the regulatory side of financial services.

Agwoje holds a B.Sc in Economics from the University of Port Harcourt and an M.Sc Economics, University of Benin. He has attended many courses domestically and internationally including professional banking development programmes at Commerz Bank Germany, First Fidelity Bank, London as well as Euromony courses on private banking and Citibank courses on currency trading. He is also an Alumnus of Pan African University, Chief Executive Program (CEP17)