Evelyn Oputu

Non-Executive/Independent Director

B.Sc Business Administration

Ms. Oputu currently sits on the boards of several companies in a diverse range of sectors, including insurance, mining, medical services, manufacturing and oil and gas.

In 1982, she was headhunted to found the Treasury & Financial Services Division at International Merchant Bank, before she progressed to Senior Manager & Deputy Head of the Corporate Finance Division. Subsequently, she was made Chairman and Chief Executive at KES Products Ltd. She also served as Executive Director at First Bank Nigeria Plc, where she was responsible for the Corporate Development Division and the Corporate Finance & International Division. From 2005 to 2014, she was the MD/CEO of Bank of Industry Ltd. (BOI).

Her achievements include an appointment as a member of the National Directorate of Employment in 1987 and appointment as Chairman of the Committee of the Financial Management of Aviation Parastatals in 2000.