Cynthia Ikponmwosa Iranmwinran (Mrs.) is the Managing Director/CEO of LAPO Microfinance Bank Nigeria Ltd, a leading financial services provider cross the country. Cynthia holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the Edo State University (Ambrose Alli University), Ekpoma (1996) and a Master of Law degree in Corporate Governance and Law from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom (2014). She has attended several national and international trainings including the Blueprint Certified (ICSA) training by the University of Portsmouth.
She has over twenty-three years’ experience in the microfinance sector with rich pedigree in good Corporate Governance practice. She anchored the transformation process of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) from an NGO to a regulated entity (LAPO MfB). She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administration (ICSA) London and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
She joined the Bank in September, 2001 and rose through various ranks to become Executive Director, Corporate Services until her appointment as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Bank in 2020.
