- About Peter Adejoh
PETER ADEJOH,
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DUXBANK MICROFINANCE BANK
Dr. Peter Adejoh is a highly driven entrepreneur with a background in information technology, banking, finance, project management, and consulting. He has over 20 years of combined cognate experience in commercial and investment banking, project management, insurance, and finance.
He founded and currently serves as the Executive Chairman/CEO of Camey & Rock Holdings, a diversified Pan-African investment company with extensive interests in banking, investment banking, financial services, fintech, commercial real estate, construction, and aviation. Subsidiaries of the group include Camey & Rock Business Consulting Limited, a business advisory and consulting company, Prime Luxury Address Limited, an exclusive real estate development company with choice projects in Abuja and Lagos; Plush Hospitality Limited, owners of Plush Hotels, a luxury-focused hotel brand, BMC Contractors Limited, a civil engineering and construction company, BMC Homes Limited, a residential development focused company, Duxbank Microfinance Bank Limited, a future thinking financial institution focused on financial inclusion and fintech, and Criston Energy Limited, a renewable power company focused on providing affordable and efficient green energy solution.
He also previously served as a Director on the Board of Resort Savings & Loans Plc (Mortgage Bankers), one of Nigeria’s leading mortgage banks at the time, which was quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX).
In pursuit of professional excellence, he enrolled in the American Academy of Project Management in New York, USA, where he was certified as a Master Project Manager and subsequently admitted as a Fellow of the Academy in 2014. In recognition of his contributions to business and leadership, he was awarded a Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) in Business Management by Université La Hégj, Benin Republic, and a Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) in Management and Leadership by the American Management University, California, USA, both in 2022. He earned a Postgraduate Advanced Business Foundation (ABF) Certificate in 2023 and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) in 2026 from Nexford University in Washington, DC, USA. Dr Adejoh is currently a postgraduate scholar at the Federal University of Lokoja, Institute of Governance and Development Studies, where he is pursuing a PhD in Leadership and Strategic Studies. He has attended numerous professional trainings, courses, and seminars both locally and internationally.
Dr. Adejoh initiated his engagement with the corporate world early as an intern at Leadway Assurance Plc. He worked as a consultant to the British Council Department for International Development (DFID) on its Community-Based Development Program for Benue CBOs in 2002. Peter has also worked at Socketworks Limited – Lagos, an ICT company supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). He last worked at First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB), where he voluntarily left to pursue private business.
Dr. Adejoh has contributed immensely through his private sector endeavour to developmental projects over the years. Notably, he played a key role in ensuring the resumption of commercial flights to Makurdi.
The renowned financial expert and philanthropist, who is a recipient of several awards and recognitions, both locally and internationally, is an active and unswerving entrepreneur with a firm belief in Africa. His motivation is fueled by his desire to continually pursue opportunities to create valuable businesses that will advance and develop Nigeria and the rest of the continent.
Dr. Adejoh, through the Peter Adejoh Foundation, has continued to impact lives through philanthropic gestures focused on education, health, and economic development, which cut across the broad spectrum of society. His unwavering belief in Africa drives him to create valuable businesses that contribute to the continent’s advancement and development.
