Dr. Olubola Adekunle Hassan, M.B, B.S, D.O, FRCS, FRCOPH, FWACS - Director

Dr. Hassan holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, M.BB.S and Diploma in Ophthalmology amongst other qualifications.

He is the Chief Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Medical Director, Eye Foundation Hospital, Lagos and also acts as a consultant ophthalmologist to a number of local and foreign hospitals.

He has sixteen academic distinctions and awards and belongs to a host of professional and academic bodies locally and internationally.

Lieutenant General Jeremiah Timbut Useni (RTD) DSS, PSC, MNI - Director

Lt. General Useni (Rtd) is a graduate of the Indian Military Academy and holds a Diploma in Advance Military Transportation from the US Army. He passed through notable institutions including the British Army Apprentices College Chepstow, and Command and Staff College, Jaji.

He is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM), the Chartered Institute of Transport (UK and Nigeria) and the National War College (FNWC).

During his many years of meritorious service in the Nigerian Army,Lt. Gen Useni held various top military and political appointments including Director of Supply and Transport, Director of Ordinance Services and Quartermaster General of the Nigerian Army. He was Chairman of the National Railway Corporation, Military Governor of the former Bendel State, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. He received many Military decorations including Forces Service Star, Long Service Medal, Defence Medal, and Independence Medal.

As a nationalist, Lt Gen Useni is bestowed with twelve (12) chieftaincy/traditional titles from various states of federation most notably the Sardauna of Plateau and Nasarawa States. He is currently the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum.

Chris Ogbechie - Director

Chris Ogbechie has a First Class Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Manchester University and an MBA from Manchester Business School.

He has wide experience in marketing and strategy derived from his work as head of marketing/sales at Nestle Nigeria, Xerox and from his consulting work with Nigerian firms over the years.

While in Nestle he had wide international exposure in Malaysia, Singapore and Switzerland. He has been involved with several start-ups and is on the board of severalcompanies. Mr.Ogbechie is a faculty staff of the Lagos Business School, where he teaches Strategy and Corporate Governance.

Chief John Edozien - Director

John Edozien holds a B. Sc. (Hons) from the University of Ibadan and an M. A. Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. As a Civil Servant, he rose in 1986 to the position of a Federal Permanent Secretary and served in that capacity in many MDAs including, The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development; Economic Department, Cabinet Office; Federal Ministry of National Planning, etc.

Chief Edozien served as the Deputy Governor of Bendel State and later Delta State. He was the Group Managing Director/CEO of Afribank Nigeria Plc as well as Chairman of Afribank International Ltd (Merchant Bankers ) from 1993 to 1999.

He is the Chairman of a number of Nigerian companies such as Jenkyns Consult Nigeria Ltd and Mercedes Benz Automobile Services Limited. He holds directorate positions in several other companies. He was the immediate past Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). John Edozien joined the Board of Diamond Bank in 2008.

Mr Simon Harford - Director

Simon represents Actis on the Board of Diamond Bank. He is a Partner of Actis based in the Johannesburg office, and was previously based in Lagos as the Head of Actis West Africa from 2006 to 2009.

Prior to Actis, Simon was founder and CEO of Virgin Nigeria, with his earlier career encompassing S.G Warburg, Boston Consulting Group, British Airways and various entrepreneurial ventures. Simon holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, UK.

He has been a director of Diamond Bank from 2007.

Mr. Ian Greenstreet - Director

Mr. Ian Greenstreet is considered by many as one of the world's leading Risk Management professionals. Greenstreet, a Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales) holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Computer Science & Accounting from the University of Manchester.

His career spans over 25 years in the financial sector, specialising in risk management and credit analysis. In 2006, he joined the Medicapital Bank as the head of risk where he set up enterprise risk management for the Bank covering market risk, credit risk and operational risk including systems, procedures and policy manuals which gained FSA approval. In 1996 Greenstreet was appointed Regional Country Risk Officer (Managing Director) ABN AMBRO Bank- London.

For ten years he was responsible for the bank's credit approval, credit monitoring and credit risk quantification of exposures working closely with client coverage and trading floors providing structuring advice on transactions to ensure that risks are mitigated and comply with the bank's risk apetite.

This enabled him to gain indepth understanding of all wholesale bank's products and project finance. Earlier in his career, he had worked as the Head of Credit Yamaichi International (Europe) Ltd, Lloyds Bank, Luxembourg (Privat Bank), Stoy Hayward, Luxembourg, Henderson Fund Management, Luxembourg, Midland Bank and Touche Ross & Co London.

Ms Ngozi Edozien - Director

Ngozi Edozien is the Chief Executive Officer of Actis West Africa. Ms. Edozien is responsible for all aspects of Actis's Private Equity Business in West Africa, including Diamond Bank.

Ms Edozien started her professional career in investment banking with training in financial markets and corporate finance first at Solomon Brothers and then at JP Morgan (JPM), both in New York City.

She subsequently left JPM returning to Harvard University to conclude her academic training by pursuing an MBA. Post MBA, Ms Edozien worked for McKinsey & Co. in London and Paris where she became an Associate Principal. At McKinsey she gained experience in strategy and business development.

Mr Barry Thomas - Director

Mr. Barry is the CEO and founder of Zephyr Management Company (Zephyr), an investment company, which he founded in 1994. In Africa, Mr. Barry is Chairman of Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management Company, which has offices in Johannesburg, Accra, Lagos, London and New York.

Prior to founding Zephyr, Mr. Barry was President and CEO of Rockefeller & Co, the investment management arm of the Rockefeller family from 1983 to 1993. Previously, Mr. Barry was employed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. from 1969 to 1982, where among having other responsibilities, he was President of T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund and Director of Research. Mr. Barry received an MBA from Yale University in 1966 where he majored in Latin American Studies.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He is active in numerous not-for- profits in Africa focused on economic development. Currently, he serves as a Director or Trustee of TechnoServe, Trikle Up, Kucetekela Foundation, and ACCION International. Mr. Barry, was a Founder of Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) of which he is a Director and Chair of the Finance Committee