Dr. Newman presents a hybrid of development finance, private sector banking, consulting and academic orientation leveraged on a results-focused paradigm with proven success in aligning strategy, structure, people, policies and systems to optimize individual and organizational performance. She has twenty-three (23) years of industry and consulting experience. Nine years out of her working experience were acquired from four banks in Nigeria [Owena/Omegabank, FSB International Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc & United Bank for Africa Plc] over the period 1997 – 2006 in areas including business development, human resources management, product development, strategy and post merger integration. Her work since August 2006 was in business advisory and performance improvement consulting with the firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria. She left PwC Nigeria to join FITC as the Managing Director/CEO in May, 2009.
Dr. Newman is a creative person and a dynamic leader with comprehensive experience demonstrating a broad-based public and private sector background in areas including Strategic Planning, Program/Project Leadership, Research, Organizational Leadership Development, Business Development, Negotiations & Alliance Structuring, Start-ups and Corporate Turnarounds. She has a doctorate degree in Business Administration (Leadership and Performance) from the University of Phoenix, Arizona USA, an MBA [International Business] and a B.Sc. in Business Administration [Financial Management], from the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria. She is a Graduate of the Centre for Creative Leadership Colorado Springs USA’s Leadership Development Program for HR Professionals, an associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) USA and a member of the Product Development & Management Association (PDMA), USA. She is also a member and a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) of the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI) USA, a Certified Practitioner of the Thomas International Psychometric Assessment System and a professional member of the Development Executive Group of Washington DC, USA.
Dr Newman is a facilitator to many high profile domestic and international seminars/workshop. She has published two books that are available in two global online order databases. Her research work focus on CEO related issues of governance, compensation, performance and leadership.
