Catherine Nwosu is an Investment Banker of repute with over twenty (20) years, cognate experience in capital market operations covering primary and secondary market transactions and issuances, managing Register of members of over 80 corporate entities [quoted and unquoted] while providing exceptional experience to both local and international investors.

She holds a BSC in management science from University of Education Winneba, Ghana and a master’s degree from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria. She is a member of various professional bodies some of which are Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria [ICAN], Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria, Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, among others. She has attended various courses both locally and internationally and worked with various committees set up by the Capital market regulators.

Catherine started her working career in the Banking Industry handling various roles. She is the Chief Operating Officer of Africa Prudential Plc, a quoted entity playing in the Registrar and Digital Technical space.
She is a Fellow of The Institute of Capital Market Registrars.

Kamal Okunola is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate member of the Institute of Capital Market Registrars. He also has a Diploma in Investment and Securities of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers.

Kamal is a Professional Practicing Registrar, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Capital Market Operator in Nigeria. He is a Manager and currently Head the Commercial Services Group at DataMax Registrars Limited.

Mr. Okunola is a teacher, a researcher and examiner, he started his career in the services of Ondo State Teaching Service Commission as a secondary school teacher in June, 2000 till January, 2009, when he voluntarily resigned, and joined DataMax Registrars Ltd in February, 2009.

He holds a research Masters Degree (M.A.Ed.) in Test & Measurement, 2009 at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Mr. Okunola also holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Statistics, Test and Measurement from the same institution, in 2006. He is a graduate of Mathematics Education (BSc.Ed) in 2001 from Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. He also had Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in Computer Science / Mathematics in the year 1995 at the then Ondo State College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti.

Over the years Kamal has received professional development training at notable organizations/ institutions including Lagos Business School (LBS) and Workforce group among others.

Moshood Kamal Okunola is a native of Iwo in Iwo Local Government in the State of Osun. He was born in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government of Ondo State on 10th October, 1975.

Mr. Okunola is an entrepreneur and private investor. He is a responsible husband and father, married to Hajia Romoke Tawakalit and blessed with children.

Ezekiel Oni holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and Institute of Capital.

He began his Accounting career with the KPMG Nigeria in 1991. In 1999 he joined Unilever of Nigeria Plc as a Treasury Accountants. He later moved to Haliburton Energy Service Nigeria Limited in 2000 as Central West African Accountant (CWA) and a Commuting Accountant to Halliburton Energy Services in Cameroun.

Ezekiel joined First Registrars in 2004 as Deputy Manager in charge of the Finance and Account Department. Currently, he is a Deputy General and the Head, Finance and Systems Division at First Registrars and Investor Services Limited.

He is a senior pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God and an Author.
He is married with Children.

Mr. Owoturo is the Managing Director/ CEO of Coronation Registrars Limited (formerly United Securities Limited), a leading registrar firm in Nigeria and has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He attended Federal Government College Ikot, Ekpene _’O’ Levels), the Federal School of Arts & Science, Aba (‘A’ Levels), and in 1991 graduated with a B.Sc. in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

His career began with Epic Dynamics Limited in 1993 where he worked as an Accountant before moving on to Venture Capital Partners Limited in 1994 as Head, Financial Control & Risk Assets. In January 2002, Mr. Owoturo moved on to F&C Securities where he headed the Management Information Systems Unit. After a brief stint at F&C securities, he joined Hamilton Hammer & Co. Limited (“HH” Now ARM Securities Limited) as Chief Financial Officer/Chief of Operations of Hamilton Hammer & Co. and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Securities Limited (USL) in December 2002.

In December 2007, Hamilton Hammer divested its entire shareholding in USL to Access Bank PLC (Access Bank). Following the divestment, Mr. Owoturo was invited by Access Bank to run United Securities as Managing Director/CEO in January 2008. He was instrumental to the strategic decision by Hamilton Hammer to offer Access Bank a stake in United Securities Limited. He supervised the due diligence exercise conducted on USL by Access Bank and was involved in negotiations with the Bank leading to an eventual deal close.

Mr Owoturo, a technology enthusiast has substantial experience working with information technology professionals to produce bespoke technology solutions.
He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, the Institute of Capital Market Registrars and has served on the Securities and Exchange Commission Capital Market Committee (Sub-Committee) on Market Infrastructure and Technology. He has also received numerous national and international trainings, as he believes in continuous self-improvement. He volunteered as a consultant for the FATE Foundation programme for Aspiring Entrepreneurs and continues to mentor young entrepreneurs on career and business.

With all his professional engagements and achievements, he still manages to find a work-life balance as a devoted husband to a charming wife, and a father of two wonderful children.

Bsc. (Hons.), (ACCOUNTING), MBA, (INT’L BIZ. MGT.), Msc.(Corporate Governance), FCIB, FCMR, FNIMN, FIod, FCIP, FCIT, MNIM, FERMP

Bayo Olugbemi is a self-motivated Investment Banker of over Thirty Seven (37) years standing.  He started his Investment Banking career early in life and has garnered experience in diverse areas of The Capital Market such as Share Registration, Stockbroking, Issuing House functions, Mutual/Unit Trust Fund Management, Treasury Management, Custodian Services and Securities Settlement.  He was instrumental to the establishment and management of many Registrar Outfits and Stockbroking firms. He has traversed the banking landscape having worked in various bank and non-bank financial institutions with varied experiences.

He is an Author of three published books: ADVANCING THROUGH ADVERSITY; ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP and WHEN TOMMORROW COMES (preparing for Retirement). He also has to his credit many unpublished works such as The Effect of Shareholders Activism on Corporate Governance Practice in Nigeria; Theory and Practice of Share Registration in Nigeria, just to mention a few.  He is currently a Chief Examiner with The Chartered Institute of Bankers and an External Assessor to Yaba College of Technology.  Bayo has served and is still serving on several committees of the Securities and Exchange Commission; The Nigerian Stock Exchange.   Currently, he is on the Councils of The Institute of Capital Market Registrars, The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria as President/Chairman of Council and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) as Treasurer.

Bayo has been on the Board of First Registrars & Investor Services Limited for eighteen (18) years serving as the Managing Director/CEO. He was promoted as a General Manager in the First Bank Group effective January 2013.

He is a turnaround specialist who took over the Registrars Department of First Bank and transformed it from loss making to a Multi-Billion Naira venture.  Some of his landmark achievements in the First Bank Group are:

• Moved First Registrars from shareholder base of about Two Hundred Thousand to Four Million.
• Moved the company from Ten Million Naira (N10M) in Share Capital to over Twenty Eight Billion Naira (N28 B) in Total Assets.
• Moved the clientele base from about ten (10) to eighty (80) listed companies through aggressive marketing and excellent service delivery.
• Led several initiatives that positively impacted the Share Registration Industry in particular and the Nigerian Capital Market in general.
• Introduced electronic products into the Share Registration Industry:

such as:-

–     E-dividend,

–       First Prepaid Dividend Card,

–       Mobile Access,

• –       E-Share Notifier,

–       E-Bonus,

–       On-line Access.

He has also won many awards both locally and internationally for First Registrars and himself in recognition of Innovative leadership and Excellent Service Delivery.  These include but not limited to the following:-

• – Best Registrar of the Year by Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers​-​2012

– Best Registrar in Nigeria by Cfi.Co (The Capital Finance

International (UK)​-​2014 & 2015

– Best Registrar of the Year by Lead Africa ​-​2014

– CEO of the Year by African Development Magazine​-​2014

– Best Registrar of the Year by Lead Africa- 2017

-Oodua Business Manager Award for the year- 2017

Over the years, he has been privileged to attend Management Training Programmes in some of the Best Business Schools around the world such as: Harvard Business School, Boston (Advanced Management Programme); Stanford Graduate School of Business; Wharton Business School, INSEAD, Singapore & Fontableau-France; IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, Institute of Directors, UK, New York Institute of Finance and Lagos Business School, just to mention a few.

He is a team player, a man of sterling qualities and impeccable character, a clergyman who is happily married with three (3) children.

Dr. Joe Mekiliuwa holds a B.Sc. Computer Science degree from the University of Benin, Benin City; Masters Degree (M.Sc.) in Computer Science from the University of Lagos; Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State; Masters Degree in International Law and Diplomacy M.(ILD) from the University of Lagos, Lagos; Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D) in Management from Aldersgate College, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, etc; an Alumnus of Lagos Business School, Lagos, and Alumnus of London Business School, UK, etc.

He is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (FCS), Member, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (UK), Fellow of Institute of Capital Market Registrars (ICMR), Professional member from UK International Professional Institutes; Institute of Management Specialist (Comp. IMS, UK); Professional Business and Technical Management (C.PBTM, UK); The Academy of Executives and Administrators (C.AEA, UK); The Academy of Multi-Skills (Comp. AMS, UK); He has attended several courses/trainings, workshops and strategic meetings in Europe, North and South America, Asia, etc that took him to over 50 countries of the world.

He led several committees on Capital Market initiatives in Nigeria, also the Technical Chairman, West African Capital Market Integration and Technical Chairman African Exchanges Linkage Project . He is currently the Principal Consultant of Joe Mekiliuwa Consulting Services Limited after being the General Manager and Divisional Head (Business Development & Corporate Services) , and the Divisional Head( IT/ Operations) for several years in Central Securities Clearing System Plc of the Nigerian Capital Market. He is a Council Member of Institute of Capital Market Registrars (ICMR), a member of Board of Trustees, FMDQ Exchange Investor Protection Fund, a Current Board Member of Emerging Africa Capital Group, FMDQ Depository Ltd. He was the pioneer Managing Director of FMDQ Depository Limited, and currently the Technical Adviser to FMDQ Group of companies and Non- Executive Director of FMDQ Depository Limited.

• i) Ag. Executive Commissioner (Legal & Enforcement);

• ii) Ag. Supervising Executive Commissioner (operations);

• iii) Director, Capital Market Development;

• iv) Director, External Relations; and

v) Head, Enterprise Information & Communication Technology (ICT) – between 2009 and 2015.

• i) Council Member, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) between 1998 and 2005 (Representing the New Nigeria Development Company – NNDC);

• ii) Member, Steering Committee on National Stakeholders’ Forum on Proactive Legislation for the Nigerian Capital Market;

iii) Member, Financial Literacy Committee of the Nigerian Capital Market Committee (CMC) etc.

• i) Postgraduate Diploma, International Relations & Diplomacy (2005)

• ii) MSc. Computer Science (1988)

• iii) BSc. Mathematics-Computer Science (1981)

iv) PhD (Digital Finance) – In View

• v) Chartered Stockbroker & Investment Analyst (2019)

• vi) Certified Human Resource Specialist (2019)

• vii) Certified Capital Market Registrar (2019)

• viii) PRINCE2 Certified Project Management Professional (2013)

• ix) Certified IT Business Manager (2013)

x) COBIT5 Trained (2013)

Prof. Olanrewaju is a thorough bred professional and seasoned academic. He belongs to many professional organisations among which is the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He is currently a council member of CIBN and National Treasurer of the Institute with over 27 years of continuous service to our great Institute. He Co-Authored several books and Articles in Learned Journals.

BRIEF CAREER HISTORY

His career had transverse the economy for the past 30 (thirty) years from banking, legal consultancy, management and academic. He is well nurtured in Banking and Commercial Law. He is currently the Provost/Dean of Law in the School of Law and Security Studies, Babcock University, Ilisan.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSTITUTE

• 1)

Member

• , Education Sub-Committee, Lagos Branch of CIBN – 1992

• 2)

Pioneer Co-ordinator

• , CIBN/O.O.U Linkage Programme – 1998 – 2007

• 3)

Member

• , Membership & Branch Development Lagos Branch – 2003

• 4)

Member

• , Education Committee Lagos branch

• 5)

Examiner

• , Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria

• 6)

Member

• , CIBN/Degree Linkage Committee – 2005 – To Date

• 7)

Chairman

• , Banking Certificate Syllabus Development Committee – 2005

• 8)

Chairman

• , CIBN Result Audit Sub-Committee – 2005

• 9)

Chairman

• , Membership Drive Committee Lagos Branch – 2005

• 10)

Lecturer

• , CIBN Special Revision Classes – 2006

• 11)

Member

• , Micro Finance Syllabus Development Committee – 2007

• 12)

Member

• , Sub-Committee on Sabbatical Programme – 2007

• 13)

Member

• , CIBN Syllabus Review Committee – 2007

• 14)

Co-Author

• ,
  • (i) Fundamentals of Finance – 1998

• • (ii) Understanding Mortgage Finance – 2000

• • (iii) Legal Framework in Banking – 2000

15) Facilitator, CIBN/CCPD Programme
16) Team Lead – Bank Academy Accreditation
17) Member, Committee on Harmonization of Codes of Ethics and
Professionalism – 2008
18) Chairman, Examination Committee of (CIBN) – 2010 – 2012
19) Team Member: CIBN Education tour to India – 2011
20) Chairman, Capacity Building and Certification – 2012 to Date.
21) Council Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)
22) Chairman, Investigation Panel CIBN – 2010 – 2012
23) Ex-Officio/Legal Adviser, Lagos Branch of CIBN
24) Lecturer, MSC/ACIB Programme
25) Chairman, CIBN ICT Investigation Committee – 2015
26) Chairman, – Association of Professional Bankers in Education (APBE)
27) National Treasurer, CIBN – 2018 -2020
28) Chairman, FGPC CIBN – 2018 – 2020
29) Chairman, Board of Director CIBN PRESS LTD – 2018 – 2020

CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL LIFE

• 1)

Chief Exam Auditor

• , Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators (ICSAN)

• 2)

Former HOD

• , Banking and Finance, OOU Ago Iwoye

• 3)

Pioneer HOD

• , International Law, Babcock University

• 4)

Former HOD

• – Private and Commercial Law, Babcock University

• 5)

Former Head

• , Corporate Finance, Security Pacific Finance

• 6)

Director

• , Rapid Investment Ltd.

• 7)

Senator

• : Babcock University Senate

• 8)

Chief Examiner

• , Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers

• 9)

Chief Examiner

• , Institute of Capital Market Registrars (ICMR)

• 10)

Council Member

• , Institute of Capital Market Registrars

• 11)

Chairman

• Education Committee Institute of Capital Market Registrars

• 12)

Fellow

• : Enterprise Risk Management Professionals

• 13)

Member

• , Nigerian Bar Association

• 14)

Elder

• , African for Christ Gospel Ministry

• 15)

Director

• , Babcock Microfinance Bank.

• 16)

Member

• – Nigerian Council of legal education

• 17)

Provost/Dean

– School of Law & Security Studies, Babcock University

Prof Olanrewaju is visionary, objective and enterprising. He possesses forby courage, demonstrate resilience and diplomacy in handling sensitive issues. He is successfully married with children.

Ayoola is the Managing Director/CEO of CardinalStone Registrars. Prior to CardinalStone Registrars, Ayoola was the head of Structured Finance Unit at CardinalStone Partners, where he led several transactions on debt structuring, project finance and capital raising. Prior to CardinalStone Partners, Ayoola held roles with Wizer Advisory, Zenith Bank Plc and Zenith Trustees Limited.

Ayoola holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and an M.Sc. in Finance and Accounting from Aston Business School, Birmingham.

Jonathan holds a B.Sc and M.Sc. Degrees in Banking & Finance from Olabisi Onabanjo Univerisity, Ago-Iwoye and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria, and the Institute of Capital Market Registrars. He is also an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ICSAN). Furthermore, he has received numerous national and international trainings, as he believes in continuous self-development.

Jonathan is the pioneer Managing Director/CEO of PAC Registrars Limited and sits on the Board of several companies. He has previously worked as a Deputy Manager and Registrar of legacy Spring Bank Plc, Registrar of legacy OmegaBank Plc and a Deputy Registrar with United Securities Limited/Hamilton Hammer & Co Limited.

Jonathan also worked in various capacities with First City Merchant Bank Limited (now First City Monument Bank Plc); Leccom Associates and Pius Momodu & Co (Chartered Accountants) where he gained extensive experience in investment banking, auditing and secretarial administration.

Jonathan is married with two children.