Mr. Isaac Yalah

Mr. Isaac Yalah

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Isaac Yalah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Education (1st Class Honors) from the University of Ibadan; an MBA in Financial Management from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri; a General Management Certificate from IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland; and certificates in Negotiation from Harvard Law School and Oxford University, respectively.

A fellow of the Chartered Institute of Financial & Investment Analyst of Nigeria and a Certified Change Manager, CICM, Mr. Yalah has more than 25 years of private- and public-sector working experience. This includes multi-varied areas of banking operations, where he established himself in retail- and public-sector banking, wealth creation/portfolio management and strategic and investment management.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Yalah was the General Manager, Investment and Treasury Management in the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Other previous work experience includes his appointment in 2009 to 2011 by the Bayelsa State Governor as Secretary of the Governor’s Technical Team. He also was an Assistant General Manager (AGM) with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc.

He has attended several courses locally and internationally and belongs to many professional and social organisations. Some of these include: member of the Oxford Business Alumni (OBA); member, IMD Alumni, Lausanne, Switzerland; member, IABFM – International Academy of Business and Financial Management; associate member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN); member, Amnesty International, The Kennedy Center, Washington DC, USA; and member, National Geographic Society, USA.