Ukandu Ukandu is the Group Head (Services & Conglomerates), Corporate Banking, at First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Previously, he worked with Citibank Nigeria for 8 years rising to the position of Vice President (Corporate Banking) responsible for leading a team of senior managers overseeing the fast-moving consumer goods, automobiles, cement, distribution, Japanese and Chinese and general corporate sectors of the Nigerian economy.

He has a background in Economics and finance spanning corporate banking, investment banking, credit risk, business development and relationship management. He holds a BSc. and MSc. In Economics from the University of Calabar and currently completing his MBA from the China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS).