Mr. Bede-Nerus Ekezie joined IoD Centre for Corporate Governance as the Head of Programmes and Membership in 2016 and in 2020 he was appointed the Ag. Executive Officer. Prior to joining the Centre, Mr Ekezie served as the Director of Programmes, Membership and Public Relations at the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, NASME from 2006 to 2016.

He also had a decade of experience as an Investment Banker with the defunct Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry (now, Bank of Industry) where he played significant roles across key departmental lines.