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Started my Banking Carrier as a Cash Officer, moved to Funds Transfer and Clearing Officer, then Customer Service Officer in 2 years and started leading the operations team as Service Manager for 7 years in Keystone Bank (Defunct Bank PHB). Changed bank to WemaBank Plc in 2018 as Branch Service Manager to 2024 and then moved to Commercial Relationship Manager till date.

I am a graduate of Business Administration, MBA in Finance and also a Mini-MBA in Innovation, Growth & Financial Technology, my banking experience is over 19 years in Relationship/Business Management roles in Banks and other Financial Institutions. I possess specialized competences in Investment/Portfolio Management, Structured Transactions & Credit Administration with a track record of high performance and hands on experience in Wealth Management, FINTECH (start-up to maturity), Treasury Sales & Management, MFBs, Retail, Commercial and Wholesale Banking. My interests are inclusive of an in-depth knowledge of Money/Capital markets & Liability Management, Strategy, Treasury Products, Trades, Investment Banking, Agricultural Technology and Foreign Exchange.

Ben Anwuri is a thorough-bred professional banker and c-suite executive with over 34 years of retail and wholesale banking experience in enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, financial crime prevention, internal audit, and banking operations, of which 22 years have been at senior management level. He began his progressive banking career in 1992 with Commerce Bank Plc where he received strong grooming in Banking Operations and Credit Analysis and Management before moving over to FSB International Bank Plc in 1995 where (within 9 years) he grew to become the Regional Operations Manager (East) with the responsibility of overseeing banking operations in the eight (8) Eastern branches. While at FSB, he received the “MD’s Special Award for Versatility in Banking Operations and Effective Cash Management.” In 2004, he joined IMB International Bank Plc as the bank-wide Divisional Head, Banking Operations, a position he held until the merger of four (4) banks in 2006 which produced Finbank Plc. At Finbank Plc, he progressed to become Assistant General Manager/Chief Inspector & Divisional Head, Internal Audit and later Deputy General Manager/Divisional Head, Operations reporting directly to the Group Managing Director/CEO up until late 2012 when he resigned and relocated to the United Kingdom in his quest for global banking experience. In 2014, he joined FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, London and was the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer/MLRO, holding the triple FCA/PRA Senior Management Functions SMF4, SMF16, SMF17 for Risk, Compliance, and Financial Crime Prevention oversight. He was a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee and Secretary of the Risk & Compliance Committee up till February 2023 when he joined PNC Bank, a top 6 USA bank as Vice President/ UK MLRO in its AML Organisation within its Independent Risk Management Division. He is a member of the pioneer graduating ‘Class 2013’ of the prestigious and globally acclaimed Chartered Banker MBA programme of Bangor University, Wales. He also holds an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Benin and a BSc (Hons) degree in Banking and Finance from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt and several professional qualifications to his credit. Over the years, he has served the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in various committees in Nigeria. He also served two tenures as Chairman of the CIBN UK Branch from January 2021 - November 2025), and was a Member, CIBN Governing Council (Representing the International Branches) from May 2024 to November 2025. Under his leadership as Chairman, CIBN UK Branch, the branch won the “Best International Branch Award” for the years 2022, 2024, and 2025 and 1st Runner Up – Best International Branch Award for 2023. He is a regular speaker and panelist at the Informa UK Conferences on Financial Crime, AML and Trade-Based Money laundering.