The Fiftyfaces Podcast 67. Bridget Uku - Global Roots; Local Investments
Apr 15, 2021
24:03
Bridget Uku is Group Manager Treasury & Investments at a UK local authority, where she has spent over 14 years, and she previously worked as Investments and Insurance Finance Manager at the Greater London Authority. She is frequent participant on the local government conference circuit, which is where we met.
We talk about Bridget's upbringing in Nigeria, and her time at boarding school in the UK with her sisters and the cultural shift that that involved. We then move to how she overcame her aversion to maths to embrace a role that involved quite a lot of numbers - and discuss how having a family increased her drive to advance through her career and pursue promotions.
Finally, we look back to the family and other industry figures that inspired her and her approach to taking on new challenges and reach assignments.
This podcast was made possible by the kind support of Alvine Capital, a specialist advisor and placement boutique, based in London.
We talk about Bridget's upbringing in Nigeria, and her time at boarding school in the UK with her sisters and the cultural shift that that involved. We then move to how she overcame her aversion to maths to embrace a role that involved quite a lot of numbers - and discuss how having a family increased her drive to advance through her career and pursue promotions.
Finally, we look back to the family and other industry figures that inspired her and her approach to taking on new challenges and reach assignments.
This podcast was made possible by the kind support of Alvine Capital, a specialist advisor and placement boutique, based in London.