| Intro | Banker, businessman |
| Is |
Financial professional Economist Banker |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type |
Finance |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
7 April 1962 |
| Age | 58 years |
Emmanuel Osa Agwoje (born 7 April 1962) is a Nigerian banker and businessperson. He is currently the chief executive officer of Equator Capital Ltd.
Early life
Agwoje studied at Lagos City College between 1973 and 1978 where he graduated with division one in the West African School Certificate (WASC) and also received a 3rd place award at a National Essay Competition. He also held the position of Prefect in charge of the laboratory. He was in the Basic Section from form one to five and was a member School House. He proceeded to the University of Port Harcourt, where he earned a second class upper division degree in economics between 1979 and 1983. While at the University, he was a UACN scholar and for three years, remained on the Dean’s list for Outstanding Performance in social sciences.
In 1982, he became the President of the University’s chapter of Nigerian Economics Students Association. At the University of Benin, he earned a M.SC in economics Class 1986 as the best graduating student, his area of emphasis being money and banking.
Professional career
He worked for 16 years at Allstates Trust Bank Plc. He became an Executive Director and deputy chief executive officer of the bank overseeing investment banking activities. He was a leader for Prudent Bank Plc restructuring programme team that presented to UAC Plc, the majority shareholder of the bank then, the blue print that formed the basis for restructuring the bank. As a young banker he was the Trustee of Money market Association of Nigeria and served as a major resource person in the articulation of programmes for the association. He played key role in the development and implementation of Treasury Dealership Certificate of the money market.
He was a member of the Rivers State and Bayelsa State Privatization Committee that advised the government of these states on privatisation programme. In 1999, he worked with the Minister of Science and Technology Chief Ebitimi Banigo in the development of the blue print for the Nigerian Satellite project.
He is the chief executive officer of Equator Capital Limited, an integrated financial services company rendering 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.
Personal life
He is married to May Sele-ere Agwoje and they have four sons; Omosefe Agwoje, Arese Agwoje, Nosakhare Agwoje and Ehime Agwoje.