Profile of Management Team

Dr. Timothy Ogieva Ogbebor (Managing Director) is an economist and a seasoned banker. He holds the B.Sc. Economics (2nd Class, Upper Division), M.Sc and PhD in Economics. Economics, and MBA degrees from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. He is a Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Scholar having won the Prize of best graduating M.Sc. Economics student at the University of Benin, Nigeria.

He also holds the professional certificates of Associate of Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), Microfinance Certified Banker (MCIB), and Certified Microfinance Practitioner (CMP), United Kingdom.

He has garnered over twenty years combined commercial and microfinance experience. He has worked in some of the top deposit money banks and microfinance banks in Nigeria. His specialty is in credit appraisal, administration and control.

He has written and co-authored many journal articles in local and international journals. His research interest covers development economics, financial economics, macroeconomics, public sector economics and banking. He believes that the roles of finance and financial intermediation are inevitable tools for the economic development of any nation.

He is currently the Managing Director of Prosperity Microfinance Bank Limited.