Godwin Emefiele assumes office June 3, 2014 as CBN Governor

Mr. Godwin Emefiele will assume office as the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor.

Emefiele, who is coming from Zenith Bank after over 24 years of active practice will have his hands full with monetary policy and administrative challenges left by the controversial suspension of his predecessor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi.

Many still believe that Emefiele is the right man for the job. His effort in taking Zenith Bank to the enviable height it stand today clearly speaks volumes about his professional competence, even though the leadership of the CBN is a different kettle of fish that would certainly pose headache to the governor-designate.

PROFILE OF THE NEW CBN GOVERNOR

Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele from Agbor, Delta State, served as Chief Executive officer and Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc. Mr. Emefiele served as Deputy Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc. since 2001. He served as Executive Director in charge of Corporate Banking, Treasury, Financial Control and Strategic Planning of Zenith Bank Plc. and had been Management team since inception. Mr. Emefiele has over eighteen years of banking experience. 

Mr. Emefiele serves as Director at Zenith Bank Plc and Zenith Bank (Gambia) Limited. Before commencing his banking career, he has lectured Finance and Insurance at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and University of Port Harcourt, respectively. 

Mr. Emefiele serves as Director of ACCION Microfinance Bank Limited. He is also an alumnus of Executive Education at Stanford University, Harvard University (2004) and Wharton Graduate Schools of Business (2005). Mr. Emefiele holds a B.Sc Degree in 1984 and an MBA Degree in Finance in 1986, both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.