Arnold Ekpe

Arnold Onyekwere Ekpe is Chairman at Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc since 2025, Chairman at Oceanic Bank International (Nigeria) Ltd. since 2011, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Baobab SAS, Non-Executive Chairman at Cellular Systems International (Senegal), Non-Executive Chairman at Africa Strategic Impact Fund, Chairman at UI, Non-Executive Director at Crown Agents Bank Ltd. since 2016, Non-Executive Director at Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Director at CAB Tech HoldCo Ltd. since 2019, and Investment Committee Member at Equator Capital Partners LLC.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at United Bank for Africa Plc, Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Ecobank Transnational, Inc. from 2011 to 2013, Chief Executive Officer at Ecobank Transnational, Inc. from 1996 to 2001, Chief Executive Officer at Ecobank Nigeria Ltd., Chief Executive Officer at United Bank (Hartford, Connecticut) in 2003, Non-Executive Chairman at Multiverse Mining & Exploration Plc, Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at ADC African Development Corp.
AG from 2013 to 2014, Chairman at Atlas Mara Ltd. from 2013 to 2016, Non-Executive Director at Nigeria Eagle Airlines Ltd., Non-Executive Director at UACN Plc, Non-Executive Director at Dangote Flour Mills Plc from 2013 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2019, Non-Executive Director at Dorman Long Engineering Ltd., and Director at CAB Payments Holdings Plc from 2016 to 2023.
Education includes undergraduate studies at The University of Manchester and an MBA from Manchester Business School.