Chidi is the Group Executive Director for Payments, Strategy & Integration at Heirs Holdings, one of Africa’s largest and most diversified conglomerates. Additionally, he oversees the 4 portfolio companies in the Technology and Healthcare industries and sits on the boards of UBA in Kenya, DRC and Liberia, Africa Prudential Plc and Avon Medical Practice.

Prior to joining Heirs Holdings, he was the CEO of Asante Financial Services Group, a digital financial services provider for growing businesses in Africa with operations in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. He earlier was the Group MD Fintech and Digital at Atlas Mara Inc., where he led the Digital Financial Services business group. Before Atlas Mara, he was Founder/CEO for Airtel Money Africa where he built the Mobile Money business in 17 countries to become one of the largest providers of Retail Financial Services in Africa; today, Airtel Money is one of the few fintech unicorns in Africa.

Earlier, he was the Group Executive in charge of Retail Banking for United Bank for Africa Plc overseeing Personal and Business Banking across 19 markets in Africa, and a Senior Consultant in Financial Services Strategy Consulting with Accenture.

Chidi is a Digital Economy enthusiast and committed to an African future with inclusive growth and shared prosperity. An avid badminton player.

He holds an MBA from the University of Nigeria and a Sloan MSc from the London Business School as a Chevening Scholar.