Experience

Bankers Warehouse

• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Morningside Capital Nigeria

• Investments and Private Equity

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

  Responsible investment initiatives of the Group Responsible investment initiatives of the Group



Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc (A subsidiary of Standard Bank)

• Head, Telecoms, Media & Technology, Client Coverage

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2019

  Responsible for deal origination, overall relationship and coordination of bespoke solutions for corporate clients in the TMT sector ensuring total coverage of the ecosystems while partnering with such clients to generate superior returns. Our value creating solutions would range from investment banking needs to global markets and transactional services ensuring that the clients value chain are also properly catered to.

• Head, Business Banking

  • May 2013 - Jan 2016

  Responsible for ensuring the strategic increase in market share of the Bank's mid-corporate and emerging multinational corporate portfolio. Companies with annual turnover of USD 60m and below are target companies. Our primary purpose is to engender their strategic growth and evolution into industry powerhouse. This would include providing acquisition financing solutions, assisting with growth advisory, providing long term and short term debt solutions, re-leveraging where necessary as exit strategy for investors in such entities, assisting with management buyouts, advising on working capital needs including supply chain financing. Identified sectors are FMCG, Manufacturing in general, Oil and Gas, Agriculture etc. In addition we provide specialist structured trade, property and asset financing solutions to such companies. Our aim is to ensure we assist such mid- cap companies grow in and across Africa as a primary market. Our team members are from different African cities with vast and in depth market experience in addition to their specialist subject matter expertise and sector specialization.



Stanbic IBTC

• Nigeria
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head, Multinational Corporates

  • Feb 2011 - May 2013

  Deal origination and client coverage activities targeted at multinational corporations in Nigeria. Target sectors includes manufacturing and distribution, telecommunications, media and technology and South African multinationals operating in Nigeria. The role involves leading a team of 11 dedicated staff and championing the following initiatives: Deploying the Bank's resources to multinational corporations especially with respect to mezzanine and debt finance. Championing the entry into the market of multinational corporations Introducing innovative solutions to the multinational corporations Engaging multinational corporations at strategic levels and aligning their needs with the varied solutions and products across the Bank Managing exisitng portfolio of mid- market equity investments and seeking exit opportunities for them



Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc a subsidiary of Standard Bank

• Head - Private Equity & General Manager Stanbic IBTC Ventures

  • Sep 2008 - May 2011



Stanbic-IBTC

• Head, Project Finance and Head IBTC Ventures

  • Jul 2005 - Dec 2007

  Senior Manager Corporate Banking and Head Project Finance. Was in charge of the lending book of the Bank and the principal investing activities. Senior Manager Corporate Banking and Head Project Finance. Was in charge of the lending book of the Bank and the principal investing activities.



Investment Banking & Trust Company

• Head - Project Finance

  • 2002 - 2007

• Financial Controller

  • 2000 - 2002



Africinvest Capital Partners

• Country Manager

  • 2002 - 2007

  Sourced, executed, negotiated and planned exits for private equity deals focused on the SME companies in addition to engaging in fund raising activites. Sourced, executed, negotiated and planned exits for private equity deals focused on the SME companies in addition to engaging in fund raising activites.



Investment Banking & Trust Company Ltd

• Officer

  • 1998 - 2000