Obong Idiong

Obong Idiong is the Managing Director/CEO of Africa Prudential Plc.

Prior to joining Africa Prudential, Obong was the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of Afriland Properties Plc. He previously served in the same position at Heirs Holdings Ltd, an African proprietary investment company where he oversaw the legal responsibilities of the company’s investment portfolios in Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Financial Services, Agri-business, Health Care and Hospitality. Specific responsibilities included transaction advisory, implementation and institutionalisation of governance frameworks, mergers and acquisitions, business incubation, compliance, and regulatory.
Obong Idiong worked as the Special Assistant to the Chairman of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA Plc), and in that position, he was directly responsible for business development, strategy, research, customer service and legal advisory. Prior to this, he held senior positions at Alpha Juris Chambers, Lagoon Home Savings & Loans Limited, and Standard Trust Bank (now UBA Plc).
With over 16 years of post-call working experience in corporate, commercial legal practice, banking and financial advisory services, Obong is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the Society of Corporate Governance of Nigeria. He holds an LLM degree (International Finance and Banking) from the University of Liverpool, Master of Business Administration from the Lagos State University, LL. B (Hons) degree from the University of Calabar and Bachelor of Law degree from the Nigerian Law School.