1. ABRIDGED PROFILE - AUSTIN CHIDI-NWAGU
Investment Banker with experience in International Trade Finance/Foreign Operations,
Credit Risk Management, Treasury Management and Petroleum Products Marketing. A
tested hand in Product Development with proven Sales, Management and Leadership
Skills. A dedicated and mature worker with a variety of skills to offer and track record of
maximizing opportunities to secure, deliver and manage a broad range of Multi-Channel
tasks both in Operations, Marketing and in Sales activities. A resourceful and proactive
Manager, adept at analyzing trends using best practices to implement efficient processes
that bring aboutreduction in working capital.
His robust banking experience which spanned a decade and half climaxed to his functions
as the Head, Risk Management Group (RMG) – North East Region-of the Intercontinental
Bank Plc which put him ahead of his peers and place him in a better stead to contributing
deep to the developmentof any endeavor(s) he finds himself.
A majorly private sector practitioner with career moves through the ; United Bank for Africa
Plc, Societe Generale Bank Limited, Fortune International Bank Plc, Guardian Express
Bank Plc, Platinum Bank Limited, Intercontinental Bank Plc, Fincon Assets Management
Company Limited, Capital Oil Plc, and lately to Ascon Oil Limited.
Graduate of Banking & Finance (B.sc) from Enugu State University of Science and
Technology and Masters (MBA) in Business Administration from the prestigious Ahmadu
Bello University Zaria in Kaduna State. He played largely atmiddle managementlevel in the
Banking industry before going into the challenging world of the Oil & Gas Industry. Austin
has attended several courses, seminar and symposia both local and abroad and
participates actively as a member of various professional bodies and other youth
organizations in Africa.
Prior to venturing into Petroleum Products Marketing, Austin had demonstrated high level
performance in the banking industry where he crisscrossed and garnered on the job
experience in various desks of many Bank branches across Nigeria winning awards in
performance with rapid promotion, hence higherchallenges due to hard work, grasp, depth,
exposure and wider reach in contacts across the globe.
He started his working career at the operations unit of the United Bank for Africa Plc
Abuja main branch where he also did his one year NYSC in 1998/99 and later worked in the
Treasury and Investment Banking unit (Federal Government Deposit Mobilization Unit) of
the same bank before moving to the Societe Generale Bank Ltd where he worked in Abuja
and Kaduna branches - he functioned at the CreditAdmin and Retail Banking desks ofthe

2. bank with occasional transfers on relief assignment to the Risk Management Division in
Head Office, Lagos. He was instrumental to the development of Risk Management
framework of the Northern business group of ‘SGBN” and headed the CreditAdministration
and the Retail Banking desks of Abuja branches before pitching tent with the erstwhile
Fortune International Bank Plc. At Fortune International Bank; He was the Profit Center
manager of the Wuse, keffi and Karu branches of the bank as he was among the pioneer
team at the Karu International Market Branch, a prominentmember of the group thatsaw to
the completion of the gigantic International market project financed by the Bank. (Karu
International Market)
He later joined Guardian Express Bank Plc and worked at the Garki and Wuse-Abuja
branches ofthe bank in the Commercial Banking Sector. Atthe Guardian Express Bank; he
was responsible for new business development, depositmobilization as well as relationship
management of high net-worth clients. He worked closely with the General Manager
commercial banking group and thereafter moved to Platinum Bank Limited. At Platinum
Bank Ltd Abuja branch; he worked as AssistantManager atGarki branch ofthe bank and
headed the retail banking and franchise groups before moving to the IntercontinentalBank
Plc.
At Intercontinental Bank Plc, he worked extensively in the Northern region of Kaduna,
Kano, Jalingo, Potiskum and Gombe branches where he worked variously as Business
DevelopmentManager and later as the; Regional Manager Risk ManagementGroup-North
East in Gombe Regional Office and successfully managed the Risk Assets Portfolio of the
over thirty (30) North-East branches ofthe Bank with cumulative balance-sheetin excess of
N200Billion posting impressive profits monthly. In that capacity he worked closely with the
Regional ChiefExecutive (RcE) of the Bank and indeed represented the region; (i) severally
at the Board Credit Committee Meetings in Head office where he presented and defended
various high ticket transactions from the region for board’s approval (ii) The Bank-wide
Monthly Performance Review at Head Office in Lagos (iii) The Bank managementatvarious
Business Forum in the Northern Region ofNigeria and also worked atvarious times with the
Central Bank ofNigeria visiting inspectors on Risk Assets and annual account matters.
At the twilights of the acquisition of the Intercontinental Bank Plc by the Access Bank Plc, he
had a stint with the AIICO Insurance Company before moving to the Fincon-Offshore
Petroleum Company Limited (subsidiary of FINCON- Assets Management Company
Limited) an independentpetroleum marketing companybased in Kaduna on Franchise with
Kaduna Refinery & Petrochemicals with oversight operation covering Abuja and inner-
Northern parts of the country as he was the Head, Commercial (Bulk) Sales and Marketing
and later joined Ascon Oil Limited.

3. Prior to joining ASCON OIL COMPANY LIMITED, Austin had a contract with Capital Oil
Plc Lagos as a sales representative with core mandate to developing new business
relationships with various counter- parties as well as efficiently managing the existing clients
- as it relates to transactions on various Petroleum and Allied Products – AGO, PMS, DPK
and LUBRICANTS.
Presently with the Business Development Group of Ascon Oil Company Limited (Lube)
Lagos.The group responsible forthe Blending,Marketing and Sales ofAscon Oil range of
Lubricants nation wide. Ascon Lube Plant is the Lubricantand Specialty products division
of Ascon Oil Company Limited.
At Ascon Oil Company (Lube), We are involved in providing Lubrication and Petrochemical
solutions to Automobile Industries and Companies in Nigeria and beyond. The Plant is
equipped with the state-of-the-art machines and an advanced Tribology laboratory for Lube
blending. The division produces and markets (liquid and semi-solid) Lubricants employing
choice and highly refined base stock and the very best in additive technology in the
manufacturing of the Ascon range of lubricants. He is also involved in the sales and
marketing of other allied Products like the white Oil to private, industrial and aviation end
users as well as in research and maintenance needs ofTank Farms and industrial clients’
consultancy.
Self starter, Independent minded, Energetic, can diligently work with little or no Supervision,
Innovative, self Disciplined and Principled Professional with large appetite for result. His
core competencies also includes; Business Process Reengineering, Product Paper
Development, good understanding of Risk Management Processes, Money Market
Operations, Treasury & Investment Advisory, Insurance Policies, Mergers and Acquisition
principles, Assets Management, Corporate Governance, Portfolio Management, Equity
Trading, Credit/Loan Restructuring and Management, Loan Syndication, Deal Negotiations
with wide range of business contacts to make the difference in our today’s challenging
business environment. Well travelled, focused and ofsound personality.
He has attended several Courses/Seminars in Leadership, Business Development and
Advance Management programs, Selling Skills, CreditRisk Management, CreditRecovery,
Negotiation, Petroleum Products Marketing and Relationship Management courses.
His trainings and Certificates in the Oil Industry covers among others; Retail Marketing,
LPG Bottling and Marketing, Lubricants Manufacturing and Sales, Risk Management and
Insurance, Petroleum Products Transportation, Fuel DepotManagement, Health-Safety and
Quality Control & Managementamong others.

4. He is ready for further discussions on modalities towards Consummating, Developing and
Harnessing business frontiers and CONSULTANCY at your convenience.
(anwaguincorporated@yahoo.com)