Nkiru is a seasoned Pan-African business executive with over 20 years of leadership experience across financial services, telecommunications, aviation, energy and consumer goods sectors. She currently serves as Executive Head, Africa Regions Marketing and Communications at Standard Bank Group, providing strategic oversight for brand, reputation, stakeholder engagement and social investment activities.
 
She possesses extensive expertise in strategy, ESG and sustainability governance, reputation management, stakeholder relations and organisational transformation. Prior to joining Standard Bank Group, she served as Executive Head, Group Marketing and Corporate Social Investment at Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, where she managed marketing and social investment initiatives across the Group.
 
She holds a PhD in Marketing from the University of the Witwatersrand, an MSc in International Marketing from Kingston University, and a B.Sc. in Biological Science from the University of Calabar.
The Board is pleased to welcome Nkiru and is confident that her depth of experience and strategic insight will be immensely beneficial to Stanbic IBTC Trustees Limited.