Know About me
Chinelo Okpara holds a M.A Human Resource Management from the University of Westminster Business School, London, United Kingdom and a B.Tech Industrial Microbiology from the Federal University of Technology,Owerri, Nigeria. She has vast experience in the banking and financial services sector.
She started her banking career in 2005 with United Bank for Africa Plc, Jos where she functioned as a Profit Centre Manager, Small & Medium Enterprise Banking Group before moving to FCMB Jos where she worked in the Personal Banking, Commercial Banking and the Pubic sector space as a Team lead. She proceeded to the UK for her Masters and did a short spell with TBS Trade Limited, London from 2011 to 2012 where she worked as an HR officer/Customer service officer.
Upon her return to Nigeria in 2012, she was immediately taken back by First City Monument Bank Limited, Abuja as a Relationship Manager Business Banking Group. She maintained this role until 2018 when she moved to Wema Bank Plc, Abuja to deploy her unique skills as a Relationship Manager, Commercial Banking Group.
Chinelo joined Standard Chartered Bank, Abuja as Team Lead Business Banking Abuja and North where she pioneered the acquisition drive for new business banking clients in Abuja/North, and was able to onboard over 100 quality clients in H1 of 2020. She also achieved with the Abuja team a milestone performance in revenue generation for business Banking in Nigeria 2020 and surpassed all key performance indicators.
She has a proven track record of outstanding achievements in the banking and financial services industry and a passion for building and supporting new businesses.
Chinelo joined Cititrust Holdings Plc in June, 2021 and was the Group Executive for Private Wealth Management Division of the Group. During her time at Cititrust, the group recorded unprecedented growth. She grew the private wealth division with her team and set a standard in the cititrust group.
Chinelo joined the Gecenyi group Limited as the Group Managing Director in June 2023 and sits as a director of the group and subsidiaries. She joins with her wealth of knowledge on financial management and organization.
She is married and a proud mother of two lovely children.