Uta Nkposong

Independent Non-Executive Director & Chair – Investment Committee

Uta Nkposong serves as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Investment Committee of NCDF Investment Management Plc. She provides independent oversight on investment strategy, capital allocation, and portfolio governance, ensuring that investment decisions are aligned with fiduciary responsibilities, risk discipline, and long-term value creation.

Role at NCDF Group

In her role, she is responsible for:

  • chairing the Investment Committee and overseeing investment decision processes

  • providing independent oversight on investment strategy and portfolio construction

  • ensuring disciplined capital allocation and adherence to investment mandates

  • reviewing and approving investment proposals in line with governance frameworks

  • supporting risk-aware investment decision-making

  • strengthening fiduciary discipline and investor protection

Leadership Mandate

Her mandate is focused on ensuring that NCDF Investment Management Plc maintains a robust, independent, and well-governed investment decision framework, where capital is deployed based on structured analysis, risk management, and alignment with investor objectives.

Experience

Uta Nkposong brings extensive experience across banking, investment management, and public sector finance, having held multiple senior roles at Equatorial Trust Bank, including Regional Business Head, Head of Public Sector (West), and Trade Finance Manager.

She also served as Director of Investment and Private Equity at the Nigeria Agricultural and Cooperative Bank Ltd., where she led investment initiatives supporting agricultural development and cooperative enterprises. Her earlier experience includes senior roles in financial management and institutional relationship development.

Areas Of Focus

  • investment governance and decision oversight

  • capital allocation discipline

  • portfolio risk evaluation

  • fiduciary responsibility and investor protection

  • investment committee governance

  • financial and investment strategy oversight

Governance Note

This role is exercised within NCDF Investment Management Plc, which operates as the fiduciary investment manager within the NCDF ecosystem.

It is distinct from:

  • NCDF Holdings Limited, which provides strategic oversight and capital allocation direction
  • NCDF Securities Limited, which is responsible for capital markets execution

Her role provides independent oversight of investment decisions, ensuring that fiduciary responsibilities to investors are maintained.