Ngover Ihyembe-Nwankwo is a Corporate and Institutional Banking Executive with 17+ years’ experience in Financial Services across a wide range of functions including, Corporate Relationship Management, Sales, Credit, Transaction Banking, Remedial Account Management and Risk.
She is currently Head Coverage at Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria. Prior to this role, Ngover was an Executive Principal with Standard Chartered Nigeria responsible for anchoring the bank’s International Corporates Portfolio. She was also previously responsible for structuring and implementing working capital and securities services solutions for Corporate Finance & Capital Markets clients across the Standard Chartered Bank’s Africa footprint. She also managed the Multinationals Portfolio under the Global Corporates Team and before that was Country Head of Transaction Banking.
Ngover holds a Master’s degree in International Management from the University of Exeter and a Bachelor’s Degree in Combined Social Sciences (Politics, Philosophy & Economics) from the University of Durham both in the United Kingdom. She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Credit Administration.
Ngover is passionate about supporting women to achieve their full potential and sits on the WIMBIZ (Women in Management, Business & Public Service) Executive Council as the Chairperson. She has also contributed to the Nigeria Banker’s Committee Sub-Committee on Women Empowerment. She enjoys providing finance and accounting coaching/training through volunteering.
Her hobbies include reading, mentoring, travelling & culinary arts. She is happily married to a wonderfully supportive husband and they are blessed with 2 lovely daughters.