Zeal Akaraiwe is the Chief Executive Officer of Graeme Blaque Advisory, a financial advisory firm specialising in risk management. With over 25 years of diverse experience across Human Resources, Administration, Corporate Banking, Sales, Treasury, and Financial Management, Zeal has a working career spanning Lagos, London, and Lusaka. During his tenure at Standard Chartered Bank, he achieved several groundbreaking milestones, setting benchmarks in Nigeria and Africa.
A committed leader, Zeal serves on the Governing Council of ACTN, Derivatives Advisory Group (FDAG) of FMDQ OTC, and the Securities & Exchange Commission ISDA Workgroup.
Beyond finance, he is the Founder of "The Angel Project," an initiative focused on releasing convicted prisoners with fine-payment options and addressing prison decongestion.
Zeal is also the author of It Is Time. We are thrilled to learn from his wealth of experience at this year’s conference.
Biography
Zeal Akaraiwe is the Chief Executive Officer of Graeme Blaque Advisory, a financial advisory firm specialising in risk management. With over 25 years of diverse experience across Human Resources, Administration, Corporate Banking, Sales, Treasury, and Financial Management, Zeal has a working career spanning Lagos, London, and Lusaka. During his tenure at Standard Chartered Bank, he achieved several groundbreaking milestones, setting benchmarks in Nigeria and Africa.
A committed leader, Zeal serves on the Governing Council of ACTN, Derivatives Advisory Group (FDAG) of FMDQ OTC, and the Securities & Exchange Commission ISDA Workgroup.
Beyond finance, he is the Founder of "The Angel Project," an initiative focused on releasing convicted prisoners with fine-payment options and addressing prison decongestion.
Zeal is also the author of It Is Time. We are thrilled to learn from his wealth of experience at this year’s conference.