Philip Chukwuemeka Ikeazor
Deputy Governor (Financial System Stability Directorate), Central Bank of Nigeria.
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Philip Chukwuemeka Ikeazor is a Nigerian banker and chartered accountant serving as Deputy Governor (Financial System Stability Directorate) at the Central Bank of Nigeria, appointed in September 2023. Originally from Idemili North LGA in Anambra State, he holds an Economics degree from the University of Buckingham and is an alumnus of Wharton‑CEIBS‑IESE Global CEO programme. With over three decades of leadership in banking across Keystone Bank, Ecobank Kenya, UBA, and Union Bank, he now oversees financial system resilience, banking supervision, and cybersecurity at the CBN.
Education
- B.Sc. in Economics (Financial Management), University of Buckingham, UK
- Executive education: Wharton‑CEIBS‑IESE Global CEO Programme (Wharton Business School Global CEO Program)
- Additional executive programs at Harvard Business School, Wharton, and Henley Business School
- Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN); Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
Professional Background
Ikeazor has over 33 years in banking and finance. Early in his career, he served as loan officer at Nigerian-American Merchant Bank (1990–1996) and later became Managing Director/CEO of Keystone Bank Limited and Ecobank Kenya Limited. He was Executive Director at Union Bank Nigeria Plc, General Manager in charge of Corporate Investment Banking at United Bank for Africa, and held multiple directorship roles at Union Bank UK Plc, Orient Bank Uganda, Greenwich Merchant Limited, and Tideway Advisory.
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