FITC was established in 1981 as a Limited by Guarantee not for profit professional services organisation, based on the Company’s Act of 1968. It was created in response to the recommendations of the Pius Okigbo Committee, which was set-up by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1976, to review the Nigerian financial system. FITC’s Institutional Members are members of the Nigerian Banker’s Committee, comprises of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation and all licensed banks in Nigeria.
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Chizor Malize, HCIB, MIoD
Managing Director/CEO
Chizor is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC). She has over two decades of professional experience that cuts across marketing, business process re-engineering, market growth strategy, reputation management and business consulting.
Chizor has led various strategic and transformational projects in the financial services sector, local and international, in strategy, product marketing, electronic banking, retail, wholesale, private banking and brand repositioning. She was a Founding Partner and CEO at Brandzone Consulting LLC. She led the firm’s Consulting practice serving major international and indigenous organizations of repute while creating thought leadership to advance businesses.
Chizor holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) with specialization in Marketing. She is an Executive Education Alumna of the London Business School, UK and the Columbia University, New York, United States. She is a member of several professional associations including Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), London, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN), Institute of Directors (IoD).
Chizor has served on the Executive Council Board of Women in Management, Business and Public service (WIMBIZ), a non-profit organization, that has impacted over 100,000 women, many of whom she continues to mentor. She is currently the Vice Chairman, IoD (Institute of Directors) Women Directors Development Committee (WDDC), where she mentors female Board Directors and aspiring Directors.
She won the award for Marketing Personality of the year 2016 and the African Leadership Excellence Award 2017. She was nominated in 2019 by REBRAND™ USA, as a Jury Board member on the REBRAND 100® Global Awards Board, the only member from Africa. She was awarded the 2020 “Inspirational Leader Award” in recognition of the innovative, and game changing work at FITC in 2020 at the height of the global Pandemic resulting in the organization-wide transformation at FITC and positive impact on the Nigerian financial sector by International Business Excellence (IBX). She was recently nominated by CNBC Media for the ‘’African Rising Woman’’ 2020 Edition, and she won the 2022 Stevie Awards for Thought Leaders
Chizor is a prolific and respected international speaker. She has developed and facilitated several training courses in reputable institutions such as Lagos Business School, Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), and Brand Platform Academy. She is passionate about impact, enterprise, and family.