Executive Council

Mrs. Etiebet served her Country in the NYSC Scheme at Shell Petroleum in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. After her service year, Shell Petroleum retained her as a contract staff; from shell she moved to West African Glass Company still in Port Harcourt.

Because of her innumerable success stories, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet moved from West African Glass to start 20 years robust banking experience which began at the FBN (Merchant Bankers) Ltd as Assistant Banking Officer in charge of Credit and Marketing (1993-1997).

She subsequently joined the employ of the prestigious Zenith Bank Plc and rose to the rank of Deputy General Manager/ Group Zonal Head.

As the Deputy General Manager/ Group Zonal Head, Group Idongesit was the zonal head of Victoria Island Zone comprising of 10 branches from 2007 – 2010. Her position made her a member of the Bank’s Management Committee. She was responsible for overseeing, effectively managing and coordinating the 10 branches under the zone. It was her responsibility to grow the profitability of the zone in line with the Bank’s Core target including the translation of the vision and mission of the Bank to staff in the zone for profitable implementation.

Indeed, the achievements of Mrs. Etiebet are legion. She occupied other management and operational positions and delivered on them effectively. Some of the positions include:

•  Branch Manager, Zenith Bank, Ikoyi, with the task of ensuring profitability and sustainable relationship management of the branch.
•  Zenith Bank Plc, Oba Akran Branch – 1999
•  Relationship Manager – Saddled with numerous responsibilities and more specifically, the overall management of the branch, liability generation and establishing new relationship with existing high profile customers and prospective customers and prospective customers.
• In 1998 as Assistant Manager, Etiebet was saddled with the responsibility of relationship management at the Corporate Banking Department, Head Office Zenith Bank Plc.
• She was Head of unit four of the Corporate Banking Department; supervising and approval of subordinate functions; she managed some blue chip customers domiciled in Head office, contributed immensely to the growth of the department’s profitability, sourced for deposits from customers, booked high volume Risked Assets for some large corporate customers, and made credit presentations in some of Bank’s Credit Committee meetings
• In 1997, Mrs. Etiebet worked in the Oil & Gas Department of Zenith Bank Plc as Relationship Manager/AM, responsible for marketing of Oil & Gas corporate customers, preparing credit proposals for customers in both the Upstream and downstream oil sector; sourcing for deposits from oil and gas customers, booking high volume Risked Assets for some large corporate customers in the oil and packaging bonds and guarantees for some of the customers in the department both in exploration, drilling and marketing.
•  Between 1997 and 1998, she also doubled as Relationship Service Manager at Zenith Bank Plc, Ikoyi Branch, with the responsibility of managing the overall customer relationship and care (involving management of customers both individual and corporate customers).
•  Mrs. Idongesit Etiebet was the Chief Executive of SIIE Integrated Services, a highly reputable Oil and Gas Company before she was requested to bring her wealth of experience to help grow and develop her State; Akwa Ibom.

Mrs. Etiebet currently serves as the Commissioner for Education, Akwa Ibom State. She was appointed to that position in 2021 by the immediate-past Governor of Akwa Ibom State; His Excellency, Mr. Udom Emmanuel. She served as a Member of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council till May 29, 2023 before her reappointment as Commissioner for Education by the present Governor; His Excellency, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno.