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By Chukwuma Umeorah
Wema Bank Plc has appointed Engr. Wilson Chiedu Agu as an independent non-executive director, effective March 3, 2026, following approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Wema Bank informed the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the investing public through a statement by Company Secretary/General Counsel, Johnson Lebile.
Agu brings over 35 years of professional experience spanning engineering consultancy, information technology, cybersecurity, and business development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, obtained in 1990.
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The Board welcomed Agu, noting that “it looks forward to the contributions his extensive experience in engineering, technology, and project development will bring to the Bank,” the statement read in part.
His engineering career includes leadership roles such as Partner and Resident Engineer at Project Development Consortium between 1993 and 2007, where he managed projects including the structural design for Orient Bank and the National Maritime Resource Centre. In 2000, he founded I-Sixty Nigeria Limited, overseeing landmark projects including the NIMASA Maritime Museum, the Nigerian Navy Dockyard Museum, and the renovation of eleven airports across Nigeria.
Agu has also contributed to Nigeria’s technology governance ecosystem, serving on the Governing Board of the National Information Technology Development Agency from 2013 to 2015, where he chaired the Committee on Standards, Guidelines and Regulations and supported the implementation of the National IT Policy and COBIT 5 framework. He later collaborated with Precise Financial Systems between 2018 and 2020 on banking automation solutions. He currently leads Eagle Industrial and Energy Limited, focusing on industrial parks and free trade zone infrastructure, including the Enugu Tech Market project.
In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded a Professional Fellowship Doctorate by the Institute of Corporate and Public Administration of Nigeria in 2021 and is a member of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria.
