Prior to joining NEXTZON, Ike was a manager in charge of Branding in HEIRS Alliance Group and HEIRS Advisory Services. Before HEIRS Alliance, Ike was the head of corporate communications and branding in Standard Trust Bank Plc (now United Bank for Africa Plc), Lagos Nigeria.

At NEXTZON, Ike has played significant roles in marketing and business development for the NEXTZON Group in addition to developing the brand architecture and corporate communications strategies for key players in the financial services and ebusiness industries in Nigeria.

He started his career in advertising and corporate communications about 16 years ago before moving into mainstream banking, firstly in Private banking at Citizens International Bank (now Spring Bank Plc) before moving to Standard Trust Bank where he was part of the pioneering team that successfully re-engineered the re-branding of the bank before its record-breaking Initial Public Offer and listing on the Nigerian stock exchange in 2003.

As part of our ever growing Business Incubation initiatives, Ike was recently seconded as Chief Executive Officer of International Sports Management Africa Limited (ISMA), a sports marketing and talent Management Company. ISMA service offerings include contract negotiations, sporting event organization, marketing and endorsements, financial planning, wealth advisory and asset management.

Ike has equally played significant roles on several private sector business transformation initiatives within Nigeria/West Africa including strategic communication planning for some financial institutions in Nigeria and Ghana. Ike has a Bachelor of Arts degree (Theatre Arts) from the University of Benin, Nigeria.