Ini Ebong

Ini Ebong is the Executive Director overseeing the Treasury and International Banking business of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (“FirstBank”). His scope of responsibilities encompasses the Treasury business, international banking franchise across Sub-Saharan Africa covering six countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Senegal, and Sierra Leone), Custody business servicing local and international clients, the Structured Trade, and Commodity Finance team, amongst others.

Prior to this appointment, he was the Bank’s treasurer, a position he occupied since 2011. Before joining FirstBank, Mr. Ebong was the Head of African Fixed Income and Local Markets Trading, Renaissance Securities Nigeria Limited, the Nigerian registered subsidiary of Renaissance Capital. He also worked in Citigroup for 14 years, having joined the Treasury Group – Sales and Trading and rotated through a wide variety of trading roles across most Treasury products, Asset and Liability management, Treasury sales and marketing, and Treasury risk management, until he became Country Treasurer and Sales and Trading Business Head, in June 2003..

Mr. Ebong is a qualified architect and holds a BSc. and MSc in Architecture, obtained in 1990 and 1992 respectively, from the University of Ife, in Nigeria.