CRC appoints Jobome chairman, gets three non- executive directors

The CRC Credit Bureau Limited has announced the appointment of a new chairman and three non-executive directors. The chairman, Gregory Ovie Jobome replaced Dele Alabi whose two-year tenure lapsed in May 2017, while Kyari Bukar, Shuaib Audu and Biyi Olagbami were appointed non-executive directors.

Jobome, executive director, Risk Management Division at Access Bank Plc, is a thoroughbred professional with strong academic credentials.

He obtained a first class degree in Economics from the University of Maiduguri in 1986 and a distinction in Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in 1990.

He also obtained a Masters of Science Degree (M.sc) in 1994 and a Doctorate Degree in Economics and Finance from Loughborough University, United Kingdom (UK) in 2002.

He has over 25 years experience from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, University of Liverpool Management School, Manchester Business School and Access Bank Plc.

Bukar, who was appointed as independent director, is the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He was the MD/CEO of the Central Securities Clearing System Limited (CSCS) till December 2016.

He holds a B.Sc. degree in Physics from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a M.Sc.

in Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University, USA. He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School (LBS), Wharton Business School and Harvard Business School, USA, among others.

Audu, who will represent Stanbic-IBTC/Standard Chartered Bank on the board of CRC, is an executive director at Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited.

He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford UK, MSc. in International Securities, Investment and Banking from Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK and a B.A. degree in Business Economics from Leicester University, UK.

He has extensive investment banking experience in Treasury/Global Markets and is also a director of Stanbic IBTC Investments Limited and Stanbic IBTC Ventures Limited.

Olagbami will represent the Keystone Bank/Union Bank on the board of CRC. He is currently the chief credit officer of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. He holds a B.Sc and M.Sc in Architecture from OAU and a MBA from IESE (University of Navarra), Barcelona, Spain. He has extensive cross-border experience in credit and risk management, among other experiences.