Chinweugo Nwafor is a trained Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Consultant and a seasoned audit professional with over 14 years of extensive work experience and proven knowledge in matters relating to internal audit, risk management, compliance, accounting advisory, and corporate governance gained in the banking, financial consulting, asset management, insurance, hospitality, and energy sub-sectors of the economy.
She holds a B.Sc. degree in Accounting (Second Class Upper Division) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). Chinweugo began her career in Ecobank and later joined KPMG Professional Services where she worked extensively in the Internal Audit Risk & Compliance Services Unit and rose to the position of Assistant Manager providing financial advisory, accounting, risk management, process and control reviews, corporate governance, contract compliance, internal audit, and quality assurance services to clients in varied industrial sectors.
Prior to her appointment at Transcorp, Chinweugo served as the Lead Auditor of ARM Investment Managers Plc and subsequently as Head, Internal Audit and Control for ARM Life Plc where she was responsible for overseeing the activities of the respective asset management and life insurance businesses while driving overall compliance with standard operating and regulatory procedures.
November, 2017 - present