Ojinika Nkechinyelu Olaghere
Mrs. Olaghere is the Managing Director of Rickela Consulting Limited, a management consultancy business involved in training, capacity building, coaching and advisory services. She is a seasoned professional with over 33 years’ experience in banking, administration and consulting. She joined Access Bank Plc in 2007 as a General Manager in the Enterprise Resource Support Group where she spearheaded the seamless rationalisation of the Bank’s assets following the acquisition of Intercontinental Bank. She retired from Access Bank Plc in June 2018 as Executive Director, Operations and Information Technology.
As Executive Director, Mrs Olaghere ensured the seamless upgrade of the Bank’s major IT infrastructure as well as the Operations Transformation Programme which resulted in the Bank being ranked amongst the top 5 in KPMG’S 2018 Banking Industry Customer Service Survey. Prior to joining Access Bank, she spent 16 years with EcoBank Nigeria, where she worked in the Operations and Consumer Banking Groups. As a multi-skilled and valuable resource, she was involved in the implementation of several critical projects. She has played key roles in the shaping and development of strategies that have led to the success of multiple businesses across different industries through her role as a Non-Executive Director in several companies including First Ally Asset Management Limited: Coscharis Technologies and Intercontinental Properties amongst others.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in French Language from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She has attended several Executive Management Development programmes in leading institutions including INSEAD, London Business School, Lagos Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Professional Experience | Academic and Professional Qualifications | Appointment Date | Board Committee Membership |
2020 Non-Executive Director Nigerian Exchange Group Plc | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) 1988 | February 22, 2022 | Chairman – Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee |
2019-date Independent Non- Executive Director First Ally Asset Management Limited | Bachelor of Arts (French), University of Nigeria, Nsukka. 1984 | Chairman – Board Digital and Information Technology Committee | |
2019-date Independent Non- Executive Director Coscharis Technologies | Diploma in French Language and Literature Universite de Grenoble III, France. 1983 | Member – Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee | |
2018-date Managing Consultant Rickela Consulting | Member – Board Audit Committee | ||
2017-2018 Secretary, Bank Directors Association of Nigeria | Member – Board Risk Management Committee | ||
2009-2014 Board Member Intercontinental Properties Intercontinental Homes WAPIC Insurance Plc Access Bank Congo DR Access Bank Cote D’Ivoire | |||
2013-2018 Access Bank Plc | |||
2011-2012 Intercontinental Bank (Subsidiary of Access Bank Plc) | |||
2007-2014 Access Bank Plc | |||
1991-2007 Ecobank Nigeria Plc | |||
1987-1991 Trainee-Audit Senior Coopers & Lybrand & Associates (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) | |||
1986-1987 Translator Embassy of Guinea, Lagos | |||
1985-1986 Translator and French Editor Tropical Farming Magazine |