Mr. Usen Effiong is the Executive Director (Management Services) of Bank of Industry Limited and a Director of BOI Insurance Brokers Limited. Mr. Effiong joined the bank from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He has over Thirty – Two (32) years working experience with the Apex Bank out of which 20 years were spent in various Human Resources functions such as Performance Management, Workforce Planning, Talent Management, Change Management, Continuous Improvement and HR Transformation.
A highly analytical and cross-functional Executive with proficient skills and competence in connecting strategic objectives to operational tactics while ensuring implementation and driving change initiatives. He is very passionate about value creation in the business and also focused on enabling dynamic and customer-focused workforce and environment.
Mr. Effiong is an alumnus of University of Ibadan and University of Calabar were he attained M.Sc Agric. Economics and B.Sc (Hons) Agric. Economics qualifications respectively. He is a Full Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). He is also a Certified Member of Certified Talent Acquisition Professional (CTAP) and Strategic Workforce Planner, Human Capital Institute.
He has over 28 years’ experience in Agriculture value chain and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises financing. He started his working career in 1989 when he joined the Development Finance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria. By dent of hard work and commitment, he rose through the ranks to the position of Assistant Director.
Prior to joining the Bank of Industry, he managed the CBN, N220 billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Office, and was the Project Manager of the N20 billion of the CBN, Anchor Borrower’s Rice project involving about 70,000 small holder farmers in Kebbi State.