Simon Aranonu

He was Executive Director at Intercontinental Bank in 2008. and served as the Executive Director at Global Bank prior to his appointment at Intercontinental Bank In 1998, he joined the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria ICAN as a Chattered Acountant.

His first banking job which ushered him into his banking career was his employment at the continental merchant bank in 1987.

After his first degree, Aranonu proceeded to Benin City, Edo State for his National Youth Service NYSC program. After one year, he returned to Lagos where he moved in with his brother between the year 1985 and 1987. Before kickstarting his banking career, he worked for a courier company in Ojuelegba and a trading company in Ilupeju Lagos.

On completing his primary education, he gained admission into the Oraifite community secondary school - missionary school set up by the Anglican Diocese of Onitsha, in Onitsha Anambra state. in pursuit of his secondary school certificate. Upon graduation and his desire to acquire tertiary education, he returned to his primary school to teach for a whole year so as to save up for his tertiary education. He was admitted to the University of Nigeria Enugu State to study finance in 1980 and he graduated top of his class in the year 1984. as the best graduating student in the Finance department. He later proceeded to the graduate school of business of the Stanford University in California USA and he graduated in 1998.

Aranonu was born on the 22nd of May,1961, to parents - Augustine Ejidike Aranonu ( late ) who was a petty trader and Mrs Theresa Nwoye Aranonu a seamstress in Onitsha , Anambra State in the south eastern part of Nigeria.