About Emmanuel O. Ameh

Has accumulated over 28 years financial services experience spanning banking, accounting, auditing, taxation and management consultancy. A graduate of both the University of Lagos and Abuja, he started his banking career in November 1989 with the then Chartered Bank Ltd (now Stanbic IBTC) in Lagos where he rose rapidly through the ranks to become an Assistant Manager in 1995.

Mr. Ameh in search of greener pastures moved to Zenith Bank Plc in January 1996 and managed various portfolios in operations, credit and marketing, treasury, compliance and zones until April 2012 when he retired as the Deputy General Manager/Zonal Head of Abuja and North Central Region to pursue private career in accountancy, tax practice and consultancy. He joined the Board of Pillar Micro-finance Bank Ltd in 2014 as a Director/Chairman Board Audit Committee, bringing his wealth of experience to the well capitalized/successful Micro-finance Bank.

A widely travelled man, Mr. Ameh has attended several professional development programmes within and outside the country including Harvard Business School, Lagos Business School (Pan African University), JP Morgan Training School in the UK amongst others. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria as well as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).