Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) has appointed Premier Oiwoh, as the its chief executive officer (CEO) after its former chief, Ade Shonubi, resigned to take up a new role as deputy governor, Operations Directorate of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Oiwoh holds a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA and has attended several training programmes within and outside the country including a Credit Analysis course with Agusto & Co, Bourse Game by Citibank, Senior Management Programme (SMP24), Lagos Business School and advanced management programme from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
He is a member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
He is a strategic process enabler, he has vast experience in process automation, centralisation, payment system implementation, security and information technology.
Also, he has over 25 years of banking experience with competencies in banking operations and IT, digital financial services, internal control, retail and business banking.
Prior to his appointment as the boss of NIBSS, Premier had served as the executive director, Operations & Technology with oversight function on the IT and operations directorate at Keystone Bank.
His expertise cuts across business process assurance and re-engineering, e-banking business, business process automation, information security management, digital solutions (retail and corporate), project management, cost optimisation and business development.
He commenced his banking career in 1992 and has served in various capacities ranging from head of operations, business manager, and director of operations at the International office in Francophone Africa, Director/Head, Operations and IT and head, business development, Northern Nigeria.