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What roles did George Elombi hold, and when?

George Elombi

Cameroonian lawyer who has been President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) since October 2025, after almost three decades at the bank.

Latest source 13 May 2026Updated 26 Oct 20264 sources

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Currently President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export-Import Bank, since Oct 2025. 8 dated roles on record.

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Roles, most recent first

  1. Oct 2025 – present
    President and Chairman of the Board of Directors African Export-Import Bank Current

    Fourth president of Afreximbank, elected by shareholders on 28 June 2025 in Abuja and sworn in in Cairo, succeeding Benedict Oramah.1 2 3 4

  2. 2010 – 2015
    Director and Executive Secretary African Export-Import Bank Former

    Director heading legal services and the corporate secretariat.1

  3. 2008 – 2010
    Deputy Director, Legal Services and Executive Secretary African Export-Import Bank Former

    Legal services and corporate secretariat role.1

  4. 2003 – 2008
    Chief Legal Officer African Export-Import Bank Former

    Head of the bank's legal function.1

  5. 2001 – 2003
    Senior Legal Officer African Export-Import Bank Former

    Senior legal counsel.1

  6. 1996 – 2001
    Legal Officer African Export-Import Bank Former

    Entry-level legal post at the pan-African trade finance bank.1 4

  7. Law lecturer University of Hull, United Kingdom Former

    Taught law before joining Afreximbank.1

  8. Oct 2025
    Executive Vice President, Governance, Legal and Corporate Services African Export-Import Bank Former

    Executive committee member overseeing governance, legal and corporate services; chaired the bank's COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee.1 4

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryPress release: Afreximbank appoints new President, Dr George ElombiAfreximbank (via Stock Exchange of Mauritius) · 28 Jun 2025
  2. PrimaryDr. George Elombi Takes Over as Afreximbank's Fourth President, Pledges Deeper Impact (Afreximbank press release)Afreximbank via AllAfrica · 27 Oct 2025
  3. PrimaryGovernor of the Central Bank of Egypt and President of Afreximbank hold a press briefingZawya (press release) · 13 May 2026
  4. SecondaryFrom Oramah to Elombi: a change of guard at AfreximbankAfrican Business · Oct 2025

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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