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Our Board

Meet Our Board

Our board brings together decades of experience from finance, diplomacy, technology, and industry.

Sonny Iroche

Sonny Iroche

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Sonny sits/sat on a number of Boards of Directors of Public & Private Companies. Such as the Transmission Company of Nigeria, where he was an Executive Director in charge of Finance & Accounts, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency of Nigeria, First Merchant Bank of Sierra Leone (acquired by GTBANK), United Capital Plc (an NGX publicly quoted company), Board Audit Committee of Chartered Bank (merged in StanbicIBTC), International Glass Industry, Aba, in partnership with the Churchgate Group.

In 1978/79, Sonny served for 4 years, as an Academic Instructor at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. In 1982, he joined the International Merchant Bank. He later served as the Treasurer of Century Merchant Bank.

From 1994–1998, Sonny served as the Economic Adviser of his home state of Abia. Sonny Iroche comes with over 35 years of public and private sector experience.

Qualifications & Credentials
PGdip Artificial Intelligence for Business β€” SaΓ―d Business School, University of Oxford | MBA β€” Roosevelt University, Chicago | Senior Academic Fellow 2022/2023 β€” African Studies Centre, University of Oxford
Suzanne Olufunke Iroche

Suzanne Olufunke Iroche

Vice Chairman

A seasoned Banker, Suzanne Iroche currently has interests in Financial Consultancy, Governance and is a self-styled Artist. She was the pioneer Treasurer of Chartered Bank PLC and rose to Executive Director Wealth Management at United Bank for Africa (UBA).

In 2009, she was appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as turnaround Managing Director/CEO of FinBank Plc. She currently sits as an Independent Director on the Boards of Coronation Merchant Bank, Travelex Nigeria Business Solutions, Union Bank United Kingdom, and UAC of Nigeria Plc.

Qualifications & Credentials
BSc Economics β€” University of Lagos | MBA β€” Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois USA
Sir Richard Gozney

Sir Richard Gozney

Board Advisor

Sir Richard Gozney is a retired British diplomat and was British Ambassador to Indonesia, British High Commissioner to Swaziland and to Nigeria, and Governor of Bermuda and of the Isle of Man. He was Chief of Staff to three British Foreign Ministers.

He assisted major British companies in Swaziland, Indonesia and Nigeria. Since retirement as a diplomat he has been a non-executive director of a UK mining company and advisor to three other UK companies.

Qualifications & Credentials
BA (Hons) Geology β€” St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford