Cracking the Nut Interviews: Victor Ezenwoko, Executive Director, Diamond Bank Plc

Victor Ezenwoko discusses past agricultural projects and Diamond Bank's current initiative in the agriculture finance sector.

Bio: Victor Ezenwoko

Victor Rex Ezenwoko is an industry renown commercial and Retail Banker in Nigeria with track record of magnetic leadership skills having led many teams for successful turn around assignments in the past. He began his banking career in 1992 with Ecobank Nigeria Plc. where he served for 5 years and rose to the position of a Branch Manager of the Bank's flagship Branch before joining Diamond Bank in 1997.

Being self motivated person he is among the few Bankers with the record of breaking even in the first month of operation of a new Branch. He is currently the Executive Director Regional Businesses, South. He rose from the position of a Branch Manager to Regional Manager, Group Head, Commercial Banking Division, Divisional Head Corporate Banking and Head Regional Businesses Up-country and leads Agribusiness development.

His desire to be among the best in the industry has seen him through various functional and leadership programmes locally and off-shore. Among the numerous institutions he attended is the prestigiously Wharton School of Business where he participated in Advance Management Program (AMP) in 2006. Stanford business school 2008, IESE Spain 2001. He is a fellow of Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria, and an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.