Experience

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  Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group)

  • Lagos, Nigeria

  • Strategy Analyst

    • Apr 2021 - Present
    • Lagos, Nigeria

    Key successes:👉Lead in the creation of NGX Real Estate Limited’s (NGX RELCO) corporate strategic plan through 2021, collaborating with internal departments, the Board of Directors and the CEO.👉Successfully identified and validated the areas of play for NGX RELCO and determined the RelCo’s unique value proposition based on strategic analyses and internal capabilities carried out by myself.👉Prepared corporate publications such as monthly market reviews, annual reports, project updates, and risk reports to be published on the company’s website. 👉Conducted continuous market research to develop presentations for major stakeholders regarding data analysis on other listed companies to benchmark our own activities as a listed company. 👉Implemented the dynamic strategy to position the Nigerian Stock Exchange as a preferred exchange hub in Africa.

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  Bright Network

  • United Kingdom
  • Staffing and Recruiting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Intern

    • Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

    Key successes:👉Collaborated in competitive teams to work through critical thinking exercises as part of skills sessions with Google, P&G, Enterprise, M&S and GSK. Enhanced interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and numeracy and analytical abilities.👉Solved a case study and created a recommendation based on competitive analysis as well as a marketing plan of where Enterprise Car Club can identify an opportunity for growth and expansion to a new city in the UK.👉My recommendation included a SWOT analysis of 3 UK cities I researched and viewed as potential expansion locations. Based on strategic rationale and key metrics such as a demographic analysis of the population and investment potential within each city, I arrived at Newcastle as the ideal location for expansion. I presented a marketing plan and budget sheet detailing the physical and digital strategies to be used, and recommended the next steps for the client in a Launch plan. 👉The project received a mark of 85% and received good feedback.

  • Intern

    • Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

    Key successes:👉Attended skills sessions with Bain & Company, Alpha, PWC, Elixirr and Accenture, where I enhanced my creative thinking, problem solving, collaborative and communications skills through a series of group tasks and case studies.👉Worked on a real-world business case and presented my idea on how a leading UK Chocolate Brand can re-recapture its market share after it had seen a downturn in sales due to new competition in the market.👉My presentation consisted of 5 sections which included the project summary, my view of the market after thorough research, my proposed solution, the implementation plan and the next steps going forward.👉The project received a mark of 79% and received good feedback.

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  Woodhall Capital

  • Lagos and London

  • Business Development

    • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Lagos and London

    Woodhall Capital is a boutique advisory firm in Lagos, Nigeria and London, UK that raises both equity and debt international funding for its local clients. They are a capital-raising firm whose focus is the linking of Nigerian Financial Institutions and Corporates with International investors. They have sourced over $1.2 Billion for various Nigerian Banks. Working at Woodhall Capital has enabled me to expand my knowledge in the International Trade field. Key successes:👉Being responsible for the management and procurement of dollar-denominated loans from foreign banks for local banks in Nigeria. Along with a team, we structured and facilitated deals between the respective international banks and our clients by coming up with various structures to best serve them. This improved my knowledge of project/trade finance and the different tools available to structure them. 👉Developing my knowledge of the local banking system in Nigeria and how corporate financing and international funding works within the system. I also developed strong relationships with clients. Building new relationships with international banks while using experience with old ones allowed us to gain better rates for clients. 👉Participating in acquiring the funding for a private limited company in Nigeria in the Oil industry focusing on upstream operation. 👉Carrying out due diligence, before meetings, for clients on regulatory environment. I was also responsible for analysis and note taking of meetings to be shared with my team. Key Skills and knowledge gained was developing further my organization skills when setting up meetings with clients. 👉Ensuring that all payments are up-to-date by developing a system to monitor transactions using Microsoft Excel.

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  KPMG

  • Intern

    • Aug 2016 - Sep 2016

    This experience enabled me to expand my knowledge in the management consulting field. My key responsibilities included researching and investigating different strategies to help the country’s economy grow and become more stable. Interviewing clients on the field to collect and analyse their answers from the questionnaires my team and I formed. Inputting the questionnaires answers onto an excel spreadsheet.Key skills and knowledge gained are that I improved my communication skills and also improved my PowerPoint software skills

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  Citi

  • Intern

    • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

    This experience enabled me to further my knowledge of financial accounting. My key responsibilities included learning how to create different financial statements to keep track of a client’s transactions. Shadowing my supervisor when he drew up legal contracts between the client and the bank. Learning how to properly transfer money internationally. The key skills and knowledge I gained were that I improved my analytical skills.

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  CHRIS OGUNBANJO LP

  • Intern

    • 2011 - 2013

    I sought to study and understand Business Law to a greater extent. Working here I expanded my reading skills greatly and contributed in creating the legal bundles needed for trials. I also shadowed the solicitors and attended the meetings with their clients, developing my active listening and reasoning skills.