Oscar N. Onyema, OON

Group Managing Director and CEO, Nigerian Exchange Group Plc

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Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, is the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, a capital market holding company listed on NGX Exchange. He started the role after successfully completing a 10-year tenure as CEO of The Nigerian Stock Exchange in 2021. He is Chairman of the Group Executive Committee.

Mr. Onyema serves on several other domestic and international boards. He is Chairman of Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS), the Central Securities Depository for Nigerian capital market. He is also Chairman of NG Clearing Limited, Nigeria’s premier central counterparty (CCP). He also serves on the boards of EnterpriseNGR, Pension Commission of Nigeria (PENCOM), and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). He is a member of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Africa Advisory Group (LAAG).

He was President of African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) between 2014 and 2018 and has served as a Council member of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS); Global Agenda Council member of World Economic Forum (WEF); and Board member of FMDQ Group Plc. Prior to relocating to Nigeria, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at American Stock Exchange (Amex) and ran NYSE Amex equity business after the merger of NYSE Euronext and Amex in 2008.

Mr. Onyema is the proud awardee of Nigerian national honour, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). He holds Fellowships of the Institute of Directors (IOD) and Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), amongst others. He held FINRA Series 7, 24, and 63 licenses in the USA.

Mr. Onyema holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; MBA in Finance and Investments from Baruch College, New York; and completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of Harvard Business School, Boston amongst other educational pursuits.

Forbes Magazine listed him as one of the ten most powerful men in Africa in 2015

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