
Nneka Igwe, MSc
Business Development/ Relationship Officer - Mass markets, Privileged and SME segments

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About me
Business Development/ Credit Risk Professional/ Relationship Manager/Lending Manager
Education

Abia State University
2004 - 2009Bachelor of Science - BS Food Science and Technology Second Class UpperActivities and Societies: President, Rotaract Club Abia State University, District 9140. (2009) Vice President, Rotaract Club Abia State University, District 9140. (2008) General Secretary, Rotaract Club Abia State University, District 9140. (2007)

The University of Huddersfield
2020 - 2021Masters degree Management with International Business Masters degree
Experience

Diamond Bank Plc
May 2012 - Mar 2019Business Development/ Relationship Officer - Mass markets, Privileged and SME segments*Championed branch dormant account reactivation and successfully reactivated over 4000 dormant personal accounts and 600 dormant business accounts.*Constantly exceeded monthly and annual product sales, liability and risk asset budgets by profiling, identifying and converting new customers, cross-selling and up-selling new bank products and services to existing customers, follow-up on existing customer referrals, cluster marketing.*Ensured CDD and KYC verification are done on new and existing customers.*Managed and grew a liability portfolio from £185K to over £2.5M and a risk asset portfolio from £30k to over £475k*Spearheaded recovery of the branch's existing sub-standard and non-performing loans. Processed loan restructures where required.*Created, processed and monitored different SME risk assets -Term loans, Secured Overdrafts, Contingent liabilities (Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds, Advanced payment Guarantees etc.)*Created, processed and monitored consumer loans -Personal loans, Credit Cards, Leases, Auto loans, Mortgages, SME loans etc. Earned commendation for the highest number of concluded retail risk assets for 3 consecutive years.*Managed key client relationships in the exclusive, privileged and SME banking segments*Branch campaign and promotions champion for different product segments -Exclusive banking, kiddies and Teens products and services, credit cards, Schools and hospitality product sales.*Received, booked and monitored all customer investments (Fixed deposits, Treasury bills and FCY deposits)*Received and satisfactorily resolved customer complaints on the CRM platform within the shortest possible time frame.*Organized weekly training and capacity building sessions for all Branch Operations, Business Development, Admin and Back office staff.*Effectively led a sales, credit and marketing team of 20 staff*Prepared and presented Monthly and Quarterly performance review reports to senior management Show less

Access Bank Plc
Apr 2019 - Oct 2020*Responsible for Identification. profiling and processing business loans for SME clients across 7 different branches.*Managed an SME risk asset portfolio of over £700k*Ensured that all concluded loans and collaterals are properly insured with the bank stated as first loss payee*Maintained nil non-performing loan volume as a Regional Lending Manager.*Processed cashflow loans for qualifying using specialized lending methodologies.*Processed sector specific loans like Mediloan (Hospitals and Laboratories), Schools loans (Private Schools) and W-power loans for women-owned businesses.*Monitored customer’s facility usage from disbursement to ensure approved transaction dynamics are followed and discourage funds diversions.*Updated credit facility files with the appropriate call memos and monthly stock count reports reports.*Organized business clinics and seminars for SME customers.*Prepared and presented Monthly and Quarterly risk asset reports for senior management. Show less *Constantly exceeded monthly product sales, liability and risk asset budgets.*Created, processed and monitored different SME risk assets -Term loans, Secured Overdrafts, Contingent liabilities (Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds, Advanced payment Guarantees etc.)*Spearheaded recovery of the branch's existing sub-standard and non-performing business loans. Processed loan restructures where required.Managed key client relationships in the SME banking segments.*Ensured CDD and KYC verification are done on new and existing customers.*Spearheaded reclassification of all branch business accounts into appropriate segments and sectors.*Received, logged and satisfactorily resolved customer complaints on the CRM platform within the shortest possible time frame*Collated weekly alternative delivery channels usage reports (Mobile apps, POS)*Prepared and presented Monthly and Quarterly performance review reports to senior management. Show less
Regional Lending Manager/ Credit Risk Analyst
Aug 2019 - Oct 2020Relationship Officer ( Emerging Businesses)
Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
Licenses & Certifications

Enterprises Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM | Digital Business Automation - DBAJul 2020- View certificate
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Enterprise Deployment & Governance: Power BI Edition
Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)Dec 2022 - View certificate
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Account Monitoring and Warning Signs
Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)Aug 2022 .webp)
ACIPM
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria CIPM (Official LinkedIn Account)Jul 2020- View certificate
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5 Cs of Credit
Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)Aug 2022
Languages
- enEnglish
- igIgbo
- crCreoles and pidgins, english-based
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