Emmanuel Agwoje

Emmanuel Osa Agwoje was born on April 7th, 1962 in Lagos, Nigeria to parents from Delta state. He is an economist and managing director/CEO of Equator Capital.

Emmanuel Agwoje Age

Emmanuel Agwoje is 62 years old.

Emmanuel Agwoje Early Life

During his school days, the young Emmanuel won various awards and was placed third in a National Essay Competition. For three years, while at the University of Port Harcourt, he was on the Dean List for outstanding performance. At the University of Benin, he was the best graduating student in the M.Sc. Economics class of 1986. He had his compulsory National Youth Service (NYSC) at the University Ilorin in Ilorin, Kwara state.

Emmanuel Agwoje Career

A seasoned banker, his career which spanned over a period of 16 years at Allstates Trust Bank Plc, took him through all facets of banking including branch management, credit and marketing, foreign operations, investment banking, private banking and corporate finance; culminating to his being appointed Executive Director overseeing investment banking activities of the bank. He was Team Leader for Prudent Bank Plc restructuring programme that presented to UAC Plc, the majority shareholder of the bank then, the blue print that formed the basis for restructuring the bank. He has attended various banking courses at home and abroad.

As a banker, he was saddled with sensitive responsibilities of managing his bank’s liquidity, asset and liabilities as well as funds management. At different times, he was mandated to manage branches where he excelled. He also championed the course of shaping the bank’s strategic direction in terms of human capital development. His intelligence, diligence and integrity saw him sitting on and chairing different policy making committees notable among them being the Bank’s Asset and Liabilities Committee (ALCO). He was instrumental in fashioning some key policies that were in use in the Bank.

A one time Trustee of Money Market Association of Nigeria, Mr. Agwoje served as a major resource person in articulation of Programmes for the association and played key role in the development and implementation of Treasury Dealership Certificate of Money Mart. Aside serving as member of Rivers State and Bayelsa State Privatisation Committee that advised the Governments of these states on the privatization programme, Emmanuel Agwoje, in 1999 worked with the Minister of Science and Technology in the development of the blue print for the Nigerian Satellite Project.

Mr. Agwoje is currently the chief executive officer of Equator Capital Limited, an integrated financial services company which provides private banking, Portfolio and Asset Management to a wide range of discerning clientele in both private and public sectors of the economy. Within a short space of three years and with presence in Lagos, South/South, South East and the North, Equator Capital Limited has grown tremendously in all assessment parameters.

Emmanuel Agwoje Personal Life

Agwoje is married to May Sele-ere Agwoje and they have four sons - Omosefe Agwoje, Arese Agwoje, Nosakhare Agwoje and Ehime Agwoje.

Emmanuel Agwoje Awards

• He won a scholarship from UACN and Mobil
• He also won the Best Graduating Student Prize in his Master’s Programme at the University of Benin

Emmanuel Agwoje Net Worth

His net worth is not available.

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