Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public of the appointment of new Directors to its board.
Ashutosh Kumar was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc.
Mr. Kumar is a seasoned banker with over twenty-three (23) years of experience. He joined the State Bank of India (SBI) in 2021 and has served in different capacities and areas, including international banking, forex and derivatives, risk management, credit, trade finance, retail banking, performance planning, operations among others. Mr. Kumar is versed in regulatory compliance and reporting. He is currently the Country Head and Chief Executive Officer of SBI, South Africa. Before his current role at SBI, South Africa, Mr. Kumar was the Deputy General Manager (Business Operations) Jodphur Zone and the Chairman, Zonal Credit Committee.
Mr. Kumar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance and a Certified Treasury Professional. He holds certificates in securities operation and risk management, currency derivatives and equity derivatives.
Professor Olayinka David-West was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sterling Bank Ltd.
She is a Professor of Information Systems with almost three decades’ experience in the IT and financial services industry.
Professor David-West is an Associate Dean at the Lagos Business School (LBS), the premier business school in Nigeria and sits on the school’s Management Board. She leads the Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) initiative, a research and advocacy initiative dedicated to enhancing financial inclusion in Nigeria.
She holds expert certifications in financial inclusion policy and digital money. She is a member of the governing council of Fintech Association of Nigeria and a member of the African Women in Finance and Payments. She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), and the academic advocate to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). She is also a qualified practitioner of the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA).
Professor David-West is a member of the Association of Information Systems (AIS), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), African Academy of Management (AFAM), Chartered Risk Management Institute (CRMI) and Fintech Association of Nigeria (FTAN).