Fidelity Bank Plc don appoint veteran banker Dr. Jonathan Oniovosa Ososuakpor as Non-Executive Director. Di appointment take effect from May 22, 2026, afta di Central Bank of Nigeria give approval.
Di bank tok for statement wey dia Company Secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje sign, say di appointment don get nod from di apex bank. Dem also don notify Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria.
Dr. Ososuakpor bring more dan 40 years of experience for financial services sector. E don work for credit and marketing, retail banking, consumer and commercial banking, public sector banking, operations, and risk management.
E start im banking career for 1983 at Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. Later, e hold positions for former Gateway Bank, Oceanic Bank, Ecobank Nigeria Plc, and Intercontinental Bank, wey now be part of Access Bank Plc.
Before e retire for July 2025, e serve as Managing Director and CEO of AMJU Unique Microfinance Bank Limited, a position e hold from 2012.
Outside banking, Dr. Ososuakpor don hold several leadership and board positions. E serve as Chairman of Universal Finance Consult & Investment Limited from 2007 to 2017, and later chair V-Capital Consulting Limited from 2015 to 2025. E currently chair di board of Top Rank Oil Services Limited, an engineering company for Nigeria oil and gas sector.
Dr. Ososuakpor get Bachelor and Master degree for Banking and Finance from University of Benin. E also get Master of Science and Doctorate for Economics from Delta State University, plus MBA for Finance from Bangor University.
Im professional qualifications include fellowships of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Institute of Credit Administration, Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria, Association of Enterprise Risk Management Professionals, and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. E be member of Nigerian Economic Society and Chartered Banker Institute for Wales, UK.
Di bank note say Dr. Ososuakpor be Certified Expert for Risk Management and don attend leadership programmes for London Business School and United Nations Institute for Training and Research. Im interests include risk management, data analytics, macroeconomics, financial inclusion, and corporate governance.
