President Buhari Appoints 40-year-old Mrs. Aishah Ahmad As CBN Deputy Governor

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday appointed 40-year-old Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, currently Executive Director, Diamond Bank, as the next Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Aishah Ahmad, 40, has been actively involved in banking at the top level for most part of the last 20 years, either as a banking executive or investment adviser on retail banking, wealth management, consulting and financial advisory. Born October 26, 1977, Mrs. Ahmad, an indigene of Niger State.

She is the chairperson of the executive council of Women in Management, Business and Public Service, WIMBIZ, a Nigerian non-profit organisation, established in 2001, focused on addressing issues affecting the interest of women professionals in business, with particular attention on promoting leadership development and building capacities to engender growth.