A graduate of the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Emeka Onwuka started his corporate working career in 1988 with Arthur Andersen & Co. At the company, he was exposed to both local and offshore training in accounting and management consulting for the finance as well as oil and gas industries. He became a chartered accountant in 1991 while still with Arthur Andersen.

After four years with the company, he was prepared for further career development and soon after moved to Diamond Bank in 1992 as an assistant manager. His sterling performance culminated in the conferment on Emeka of the award of Best Performing Staff for the year 1995. He progressed through branch banking to all the key areas of banking, including corporate and investment banking, to managing the Bank’s Oil and Gas division. In 1996, he became the Bank’s Treasurer reporting to Executive Management and with direct responsibility for asset and liability management in both local and foreign currencies.

He has also attended extensive development programmes in the Lagos Business School and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. With his vast experience in all the key aspects on banking and finance, Emeka rapidly rose through the rungs of the management ladder of Diamond Bank and was elevated to the position of Managing Director of the Bank. An erudite banker at a young age of 41, Emeka’s potentials for greater achievements are still very high.

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