Humphrey Oriakhi

Managing Director PAC Capital Limited

Humphrey is a graduate of Industrial Physics, from the University of Benin, Nigeria. He also holds a master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the same University. He is also an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School (LBS) Senior Management Program.

He started his banking career with Guardian Express Bank (GEB) Plc (which later became Enterprise Bank Limited and is now a part of Heritage Bank Ltd). He was later seconded to the capital market subsidiary of GEB, Guardian Express Trust Ltd (GETL) as Head, Finance and Administration.

On the emergence of PanAfrican Capital Plc (Then Spring Capital Markets Ltd) after the banking consolidation in 2006, he was retained as the pioneer Head, Clients’ Services and later served in different capacities under PanAfrican Capital Holdings Ltd (PAC Holdings) as the reporting accountant of PAC Securities Limited, Regional Director, South Region; Head, Projects & Infrastructure Financing and later as Head, Specialized Finance.

Humphrey is currently the Managing Director/CEO of PAC Capital Limited-the investment banking arm of PAC Holdings. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS). Humphrey is an Authorized Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). He is also a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered officer.

He has a strong transaction experience spanning various sectors of the Nigerian economy and across Africa. He participated actively in the Privatization of the Power sector in Nigeria and led the team that raised financing for three (3) Power Generating Companies (GENCOs) out of seven (7) that were available for acquisition and two (2) Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) out of eleven (11). Humphrey has been exposed to several training programs in Project Finance, Financial Modelling & Analysis and holds certificates in various other courses.