Sherif Umara Gubio

Commencing his banking career with the erstwhile FSB International Bank Plc in 1997 as a frontline (marketing) officer, he rose to become Branch Manager in the Kaduna South Branch of the Bank in 2003. While at FSB International Bank, he was a member of the Bank’s turnaround team with responsibility for the execution of its change management initiatives across its operational and service platforms.

Upon leaving FSB in 2004, Mr. Gubio joined the Guaranty Trust Bank Plc in 2004 as Group Head of the Advantium (Retail) Banking Group with responsibility for the North-west region.

In 2006, Mr. Gubio made a career change to take up a Risk Management role in UBA Plc, first as a credit underwriter/manager in the head office, and, subsequently, as head of Risk Management in UBA Sierra Leone Limited. This was sequel to his secondment to the budding subsidiary in 2008 as a member of the pioneer Management team that was charged with the responsibility of establishing the UBA brand presence in the West African country, thus contributing to drive the Bank’s regional expansion strategy. While there, he was also tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the Compliance function.

Mr. Gubio proceeded to join the services of the Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank in October 2011. Serving first as Unit head of Credit Risk Management, he had a brief stint as Head, Calabar Regional Office, and is currently the Chief Risk and compliance Officer of the Bank and Head, Risk Management Department.

Notable courses he has attended and certifications/fellowships earned include: “Leadership for Senior Executives” at the Harvard Business School and Multilateral Trade Negotiations (ECOWAS/United Nations Institute for Training & Research e-learning programme, among others. He is also a Fellow of the Association of Enterprise Risk Management Professionals (AERM) and a chartered member of the Chartered Risk Management Institute (CRMI).