Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe
Born (1964-07-28) July 28, 1964
Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Alma materKing's College London
OccupationBanker
Years active1990 - present
EmployerFidelity Bank Nigeria
TitleMD/CEO, Fidelity Bank
Term2020 - present
PredecessorNnamdi Okonkwo
Websitewww.fidelitybank.ng

Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe (born July 28, 1964) is a Nigerian business executive and banker. She is the first female managing director and chief executive officer of Fidelity Bank Nigeria.[1][2]

Early life

Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe was born in Awka, Anambra State, in Eastern Nigeria. She also lived in Owerri, Imo State, where she studied at the Federal Government Girls’ College.[3]

Education

Onyeali-Ikpe has a law degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She also has a master's degree in Law from King's College London.[4][5]

Career

In 1990, she began working in banking as a legal officer for the now-defunct African Continental Bank. She subsequently worked as a treasury officer for the First African Trust Bank. She later joined Zenith Bank and Standard Chartered Bank respectively.[6][7]

Enterprise Bank

In 2011, she joined Enterprise Bank as an executive director of the bank's operations in Lagos and other locations in the South-Western region in Nigeria.[8]

Fidelity Bank

Onyeali-Ikpe joined the commercial bank Fidelity as an executive director in January, 2015. Fidelity Bank announced Onyeali-Ikpe as its managing director in December 2020.[9]

Personal life

Onyeali-Ikpe is married.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Fidelity Bank PLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Onyeali-Ikpe assumes office as MD/CEO of Fidelity Bank". Businessday NG. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. ↑ Eboigbe, Epa Ogie (2021-01-04). "MEET NNEKA ONYEALI-IKPE, THE NEW CEO OF FIDELITY BANK". Epa. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. ↑ "All eyes on first female MD of Fidelity Bank as Onyeali-Ikpe resumes". Vanguard News. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  5. ↑ MarketScreener. "Fidelity Bank : Appoints Onyeali-Ikpe As CEO Designate | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  6. ↑ Nairametrics (2015-09-06). "Here Is What You Need To Know About Fidelity Bank's Two New Executive Director's". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  7. ↑ Taiwo, Lukmon (2020-12-23). "Facts on Incoming First Female Fidelity Bank MD, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe". P.M. News. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  8. ↑ Awojulugbe, Oluseyi (2021-01-03). "Onyeali-Ikpe assumes office as Fidelity Bank CEO". TheCable. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  9. ↑ "Onyeali-Ikpe assumes Office as MD/CEO of Fidelity Bank". 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  10. ↑ 78marketing (2021-02-06). "Ken Onyeali Ikpe's wife Nneka made md-designate at Fidelity Bank".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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