Chizor Malize is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FITC. She has distinguished herself with over two decades of professional experience that cuts across marketing, business process re-engineering, market growth strategy, reputation management and business consulting.

Prior to joining FITC, she has led various strategic and transformational projects in the financial services sector, local and international, in strategy, product marketing, electronic banking, retail, wholesale, private banking and brand repositioning. She was a Founding Partner and CEO at Brandzone Consulting LLC. She led the firm’s Consulting practice serving major international and indigenous organizations of repute while creating thought leadership to advance businesses. Chizor is driven by her passion for helping organizations unlock their full potential and achieve their business goals. Her impressive track record includes successful business transformation, project management, and project rollouts across more than eight African countries.

As the Chief Executive Officer of FITC, she is currently leading the company’s digital transformation into a world class, innovation-led, technology-driven knowledge solution provider.

Chizor is an Executive Education Alumna of the London Business School, UK, and the Columbia University, New York, United States. She is a member of several professional associations, including the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), London, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN), Institute of Directors (IoD).

Chizor has served on the Executive Council Board of Women in Management, Business and Public service (WIMBIZ), a non-profit organization, that has impacted over 100,000 women, many of whom she continues to mentor. She is currently the Vice Chairman, IoD (Institute of Directors) Women Directors Development Committee (WDDC), where she mentors female Board Directors and aspiring Directors.

She is a recipient of several prestigious awards and accolades, including the 2023 Top 50 WIMA Awards, the 2023 10 Most Influential Women in Business and Leadership, CIO Awards, the 2022 Stevie Awards for Thought Leaders and was nominated by CNBC Media for the ‘’African Rising Woman’’ 2020 Edition. She was awarded the 2020 “Inspirational Leader Award” in recognition of the innovative, and game changing work at FITC in 2020 at the height of the global Pandemic resulting in the organization-wide transformation at FITC and positive impact on the Nigerian financial sector by International Business Excellence (IBX). She was nominated in 2019 by REBRAND™ USA, as a Jury Board member on the REBRAND 100® Global Awards Board, the only member from Africa. She also won the African Leadership Excellence Award 2017 and the Marketing Personality of the Year Award in 2016.

Chizor is a prolific and respected international speaker and very passionate about impact, enterprise, and family.