Rogers Nwoke

Mr. Rogers Augustine Nwoke is a seasoned Banker with over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry in Nigeria covering investment, retail, commercial and microfinance banking across 5 top Nigerian banks. He is the founding Managing Director/CEO of HASAL Microfinance Bank Limited, a state-licensed microfinance bank established in 2008 with an asset base in excess of $15m and operating out of 18 locations in Abuja. Rogers holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from University of Nigeria, and an MBA from Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, England, where his research interest focused on microfinance models and entrepreneurship development.
He is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Honorary Senior Member (HCIB) and Certified Microfinance Banker (MCIB) of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). Mr. Nwoke is an International Certified Microfinance Expert (iCME) and International Certified SME Finance Expert (iCSME) from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany. He is also an Alumnus of the Harvard Business School Action Program on Strategic Leadership in Microfinance.
Mr. Nwoke was elected the National President of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) – the apex institutions housing all registered microfinance banks in Nigeria, a position he held from 2017 to 2020. He is currently a Board Member of the Nigeria Microfinance Platform (NMP) and a Microfinance Long-Term Expert for AFOS Foundation, Nigeria.