Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has appointed former Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority executive, Olubisi Makoju, and former Microsoft Nigeria Chief Technology Officer, Olayinka Oni, to the boards of the holding company and Sterling Bank following approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The company disclosed the appointments in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, shareholders and the investing public on Thursday.
According to the notice, Makoju was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc, while Oni was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Sterling Bank Limited.
Makoju is a finance executive with over 25 years of experience across the oil and gas, consulting, information technology and financial services sectors.
She currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Smart Grid Development Limited and is the founder of Earthwise Capital Limited.
Before then, she served as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, where she led strategic and corporate initiatives and supervised multifunctional teams.
The company said Makoju holds a degree in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University and an MBA from University of Warwick. She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
Oni, who currently serves as an Executive Director of Sterling Financial Holdings, previously worked as Chief Digital Officer of Sterling Bank, where he led the implementation of the bank’s digital strategy.
Prior to joining the Sterling Group, he was Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Nigeria. He also served as CIO/General Manager, IT and Operations at Wema Bank and held management positions at Accenture.
A graduate of University of Ilorin, Oni holds a Master’s degree in Management from McGill University and is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
“he appointments have received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria and take immediate effect,” the company said.
