Matthias Chika Mordi (born February 25, 1967) is from Delta State, in Nigeria and was a refugee during Nigeria’s civil war.
He is an economist by training and a renowned banker.
He is the Chief Executive Officer of National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria and the Chairman of United Capital(formerly UBA Capital).
He is an Honourable Senior member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and Alternate president of the West African Institute of Bankers(2005-2008).
Mordi is famous for co-leading the team that turned around Standard Trust (now UBA) and built it into the largest sub-Saharan African banking group (outside South Africa) in a space of seven years.
The bank moved from 12 branches, 10,000 account holders, negative equity and less than three hundred employees to a $3.2 billion dollar (Dec 31, 2007), 700 branch footprint, 12,000 employees and a presence across the continent.