Mr. Etuokwu has approximately three (3) decades of banking experience cutting across Operations, Information Technology, Business Development, and Retail Banking. 

He commenced his professional career in Citibank Nigeria where he served in various capacities including Head, Operations and Records and Reconciliations. He joined Access Bank in 2003 and has led several critical projects including the mergers with the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc.

Mr Etuokwu holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Ibadan and the University of Benin respectively. He has attended several executive education programmes in prestigious institutions including Oxford Business School.

He is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and represents the Bank on the boards of E-Tranzact Plc and Unified Payments Services Limited. He also sits on the Board of Access Pension Fund Custodian Limited