News
27 April 2020

AFC appoints Kinglsey Obiora as new Chairman

Region:
Middle East & Africa

Africa Finance Corporation has hired Dr Kinglsey Obiora as its new Chairman.

Dr Obiora brings 19 years of banking and financial services experience. He has advised three Nigerian Presidents on economic policy, as well as a Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Prior to this, he was an Alternate Executive Director in the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. He also assisted to represent the interests of 23 African Countries, including Nigeria, at the Board.

AFC also announced the appointment of Henry Oroh, Anastasia Proxenos, and Batchi Baldeh as Non-Executive Directors.

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