Former Nigerian financce minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has joined Lazard limited as a senior adviser. Lazard limited, listed on the New York Stock Exchange is one of the leading financial advisory and asset management firms in the world.
The CEO of Lazard, Kenneth Jacobs said, “Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has built a remarkable international reputation over more than three decades in leadership positions in government and at the World Bank,”
She will serve as Senior adviser with a focus on sovereign advisory. Dr. Okonjo Iweala served as Minister of finance as well as coordinating minister of the economy during the Goodluck Jonathan administration.