Unwana Esang

Vice President and Principal Consultant, Services Business Development @Mastercard

Oakville, ON, CA
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WORK HISTORY

Feb 2025 — Present

Vice President and Principal Consultant, Services Business Development @Mastercard

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As the business leader for Mastercard\'s consulting, advisory and professional services practice in West Africa, I work with private and public sector organisations and their leaders to leverage Mastercard\'s resources from over 200 countries in which we operate, to deliver sustainable solutions and impactful technology that enables them- Improve customer outcomes, experience and loyalty- Grow their cash flows and revenue streams- Reduce costs, maximise operational efficiencies and de-risk their business and operating models- Build and deepen trust with their stakeholders- Deepen economic inclusion and prosperity for West Africa and its people.

EDUCATION

1988 — 1993

Federal Government College Okigwe

Senior School Certificate

N/A

Institute of Risk Management

Business Risk Management

N/A

Harvard Business School

Certificate in Disruptive Strategy

1997 — 2001

University of Calabar

BSc, Accounting

N/A

The Wharton School

Customer Analytics

N/A

The Wharton School

FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations

2005 — 2006

Loughborough University

MSc, Finance & Management

N/A

Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University

Turning Strategy into Action

N/A

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Managing Decision Challenges: Evaluation, Prioritisation & Resource Allocation

N/A

Chartered Institute of Directors (Nigeria)

Company Direction Course (I), Corporate Governance

N/A

Chartered Institute of Directors (Nigeria)

Company Directors Course (II), Corporate Governance

SKILLS

Mergers & AcquisitionsCredit RiskBusiness AnalysisStrategyManagement ConsultingTeam LeadershipCorporate FinancePortfolio ManagementCompetitive AnalysisProgram ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementProject FinanceAnalytical SkillsIntegrationProject Portfolio ManagementManagerial FinanceProject PlanningAnalysisBudgetsFinanceChange ManagementManagementBusiness PlanningStrategic PlanningLeadershipRelationship ManagementFinancial AnalysisFinancial RiskBusiness StrategyBankingRisk ManagementTeam ManagementProcurementCreditFinancial ModelingBusiness ProcessBusiness Process Re-EngineeringProject ImplementationProject ManagementCross-Functional Team Leadership

ABOUT UNWANA ESANG

I am a strategic thought and business leader with over 23 years of pan-African experience in banking and financial services. I have a track record of success as a cross-functional, multi-cultural leader and have forged partnerships and built consensus across multiple organizations and geographies.I am a consistent performer, effective communicator, a catalyst for business growth and have been a trusted advisor to C-Suite executives and Boards of Directors of major banks in Nigeria and a $27bn pan-African banking group spanning 33 countries and four languages.I have received professionally-relevant executive education at Harvard Business School, the London School of Economics & Political Science, the Lagos Business School, the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Institute of Risk Management United Kingdom.

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