Biography

UMARU IBRAHIM

Chairman

Email: umaruibrahimahmed@gmail.com

A Bit about me

An experienced and accomplished public servant who served his country for over 40 years, out of which 32 years on Management Cadre. He rose to the position of Permanent Secretary in the Kano State Government before joining the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) where he rose to
the position of Managing Director/CEO and served two terms of ten years. Umaru, a Member of the National Institute (mni), is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB), Fellow of the Enterprise Risk Management Professionals (FERMP), Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Management (FNIM), Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Directors (FCIoD), and Chairman of the Global Emeritus Risk and Compliance Professionals.

He is a graduate of Bsc Political Science and Master of Public Administration both from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Umaru attended many Management Development, Leadership, Strategy and Corporate Governance Programmes locally and overseas, organized by world class institutions such as the ESSEC Graduate Business School, France; London Business School; Wharton Business School USA, INSEAD France; Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne Switzerland; University
of Cranfield, UK; Ashridge College; Templeton College, Oxford University; and National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, among others.

He also attended Technical Courses in the areas of Banking, Deposit Insurance and Finance, organized by Federal Reserve Bank of USA, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of America, etc. Umaru was during his term as Managing Director/CEO of NDIC elected to the Executive Committee of the International
Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) and also Chairman of the Africa Regional Committee of IADI. Umaru brings all these experiences and knowledge to bear on the company and in the delivery of service to the clients of Ruphado Consulting Limited.