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Woman Crush Sunday (WCS): Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe & Iroghama Obuoforibo

I am particularly proud of these beautiful and brilliant ladies. 

Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, whose tenure formally commenced on January 1, 2021, has assumed office, becoming the 4th Chief Executive and first female to occupy the position since the inception of the bank in 1988.


Onyeali-Ikpe was formerly the Executive Director, Lagos and South-West Directorate of the bank and has been an integral part of management in the last 6 years.

She is vastly experienced and has spent over 30 years working across various banks including Standard Chartered Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and Citizens International Bank/Enterprise Bank, where she held several management positions in Legal, Treasury, Investment Banking, Retail/Commercial Banking and Corporate Banking.


The Board of Directors of Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL) has approved the appointment of Ms Iroghama Obuoforibo as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from February 1, 2021.Obuoforibo’s appointment is coming on the heel of Engr. Greg Ogbeifun’s retirement as Chief Executive Officer having attained 35 years of meritorious service to the company and over 40 years of impact in the maritime industry.

A statement issued by SICL Company Secretary, Dr Omogbai Omo–Eboh (SAN), stated that Iroghama Obuoforibo, who has been the Chief Operating Officer of the company since 2014, is a high achieving senior executive with a strong commercial, financial and operational track record spanning over 13 years across different industries.

“In her position as Chief Operating Officer, Iroghama has drawn on her exceptional depth of expertise and entrepreneurial skills to lead strategy and policy, oversee business development, represent and promote the company’s interest amongst other roles.

“She has worked to maximize the company’s revenue performance and has recorded landslide achievements. Among several accomplishments, she helped the company qualify for a multimillion-dollar investment for the acquisition of a 90 Ton ASD Anchor Handling Tug Boat in 2015. Under her management, the company has grown its assets base from three (3) ships in 2014 to eleven (11) ships by July 2019,” the statement said.

Iroghama holds a B.Sc. in Biology and Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston and an M.Sc. in Public Health and Health Promotion from Brunel University London. She is the winner of the first season of “The Next Titan Business Reality TV show”. Iroghama is an alumna of the Harvard Business School and a member of the Institute of Directors. She is also the current Chairman, Finance and Membership Committee of the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN).

Iroghama’s entrepreneurial excellence has been recognized by several bodies as evidenced by the numerous awards she has won to mark her achievements.

Congratulations ladies! We are proud of you. Keep blazing the trail!

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Joy said…
oh wow!!!! Congratulations ladies
January 11, 2021 at 1:25 PM
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