Experience

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  Goldenbridge Asset Management

  • Nigeria
  • Financial Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chief Operating Officer / Executive Director

    • Jun 2023 - Present

     Streamlined processes and systems to ensure best practice and efficiency by reviewing, updating, and establishing new policies (such as recruitment policy, invesment policy, IT disaster recovery, business continuity etc) required to institute high performance culture, thereby repositioning the company for growth and profitabiity Redeveloped the company’s organogram for the redesigning of the business Line of Business and Chat of Account which formed the backbone of our workflow and reporting Develop the company’s strategy for the next 3 years and presented it to the board for approval Responsible for Corporate Transformation - led change management process that include deployment of ERP/CRM solution - Sage 200, review of processes and policies  Worked with the organisation’s IT team to develop, expand and ensure provision of excellent IT infrastructure. Led the development of new accounting framework: new chat of account , updating the Asset Register, and standardizing the Asset Amortization process Coordinated all engagement to develop a new Staff Handbook and Code of Conduct documents. Contributed to Investment decisions of the company in the capacity of member of Investment Committee Oversaw daily operations of the company and directly responsible for the work of executives in Information Technology, General Services, Human Resources, Accounting and Business Development units. Coordinated all third parties engagement for the company e.g. Consultants, Vendors, Trainers etc. SO Responsible for analyzing business performance, identifying growth opportunities and driving commercial performance. Grew the company’s Asset Under Management from N500Million in March 2023 to N2.75Billion in July 2023 Provided cover for the CEO in his absence to coordinate units directly under his supervision, such as Public Relations, Investment, Risk, Compliance and Legal

  • Chief Operating Officer / Senior Vice President

    • Mar 2023 - Jul 2023

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  First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.

  • Nigeria
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Team Lead, Private Banking

    • Nov 2019 - May 2021

    Wealth and Estate Management, Investment of Funds (Money Market - Bonds, Treasury Bills, Mutual Funds, Fixed Deposits, Commercial Papers), Relationship Management, Safekeeping, Trusteeship, Loans, Overdrafts and Guarantees etc.

  • Project Manager, Oracle Hyperion Planning

    • Feb 2017 - Oct 2019

    • Reviewing and agreeing Project schedule, deliverables, and timelines• Coordinating, planning and coordinating all project activities, events, consultants for flawless execution of respective project tracks. Presiding over project meetings and external party engagements including business owners, OEM and service providers.• Ensuring all Projects deliverables are delivered within agreed timelines• Regularly validate and ensure that Project scope and Objectives are met• Regularly monitor and report project performance using pre-agreed system /template/frequency• Proactively identify, Monitor and escalate risks and issues to Executive Management• Oversee the daily operations of the project including ensuring all the requirements (technical, resource, business decisions) are provided for, thereby ensuring no delays on the project• Identifying and highlighting Key areas of business impacts (policies, processes) for further actions as may be required.• Manage Go-live planning for each Modules including managing training and post go-live activities

  • Branch Manager, Gbongan Road @ Osogbo

    • Mar 2014 - Feb 2017

    Coordination of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting of individuals and team target. Responsible for increasing bank's profitability by cultivating new business relationships. I am responsible for assessing the risk of potential creditor by way of credit information provided and research, reading of financial accounts, and establishing transactions/business histories. Involve with all stages of creation, repayments and recovery. Handles responsibility of achieving team sales target. Ensures quality service and relationship management. I ensure cost and productivity norms are met. Compliance with banking rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Involved with projects requiring structured finance and infrastructural finance, PPP, Promissory Note discounting, debt factorization, Trade transactions and contingent liabilities. Critical expenditure finance

  • Business Manager, Public Sector (Value Chain Businesses) - Oyo State

    • Mar 2014 - Feb 2017

    Project Finance, Relationship Management, Business Coordination, Business Development, International Trade, Cluster Marketing and Sales, Public Sector Stakeholders Engagement, Credit Initiation and Analysis, Event Management

  • Business Manager, Public Sector- Osun State

    • Oct 2012 - Mar 2014

    Business development, relationship management, budget planning and execution, income generation and general business coordination, project finance, Trade, structured finance

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  Access Bank Plc

  • Nigeria

  • Regional Sales Manager for Retail Western Nigeria

    • Mar 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Nigeria

    Responsible for the coordination of all retail business activities in Western Nigeria. Involved in the penetration of retail banking through cluster, mass marketing and consumer lending, while also focusing on affluent customer. I was responsible for the deployment of E-Channel products in the region. Involved with post merger business consolidation at the regional level

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  GTBank

  • Team Lead (Commercial Banking)

    • Nov 2008 - Dec 2010

    Responsible for increasing bank's profitability by cultivating new business relationship. Involved in Project Financing, international Trade, Bonds and Guarantees. Handled the responsibility for achieving the team sales target, quality service and relationship management

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  Universal Trust Bank Plc

  • Head, Customer Care

    • 2001 - 2006

    Frontline contact for customers, handling of queries and complaints around banking products and services. Provided accurate information on policies and procedures. Made business referrals to other specialist and collaboration with other channels of business to support customers in achieving's desired outcome without compromising Ethics and values of the organization. Involved in process change analysis, financial and operational risk control and management and acting as reference point for KYC/AML/compliance requirement in developing adaptable improvement processes. Specialist for account opening and maintenance services. Monitored and reported suspicious financial activities, fraud and money laundry