Board

MR. THOMAS SUNDAY AREOLA - Chairman

Mr. Areola is a Fellow of both The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Technology, Marketing and Business Strategy. He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School and pioneer President of Owner Manager Programme (OMP 1). He is also a member of Nigeria Institute of Management amongst several others.
He prefaced his entrepreneurial and talent development with wide and varied experience in corporate audit, financial advisory, human capital resourcing, corporate governance, business growth & strategy, business ethics and social values.
He retired as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of ICS Outsourcing Limited and currently the Chairman, Board of Directors of ICS outsourcing Limited, Initiative Finance Limited, Speedo Energy Resources Limited, Worldlink Insurance Brokers Limited, Lasera Consulting Limited and sits as a Non Executive Director in Lifeworth Medicare (HMO) Limited and several other companies.
Mr. Areola is happily married with children.

SAMUEL ADEJUMO - MD/CEO

MR ADEJUMO is the Managing Director/CEO of the Company. Prior to his appointment as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Pivot Capital Limited in June, 2012, Dare was the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Cowry Securities Limited. He was the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of Oasis Insurance Asset Management Limited and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Securities & Investment Limited. Prior to joining Oasis Insurance Asset Management Limited, he was the Chief Operating Officer of SMADAC Securities Limited.

He is an Economist, a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Stockbroker with over 30 years experience in the financial services sector spanning mortgage/main stream banking, portfolio/asset management, stock broking, financial advisory services and pension fund administration. He graduated from the University of Ibadan in the field of Economics in July, 1985 and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration with specialization in Financial Management from the Lagos State University. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA); a Fellow of The Chartered Institute (FCCMgt.) of Corporate Management; a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (FCS) and an Authorized Dealing Clerk of The Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Broker/Dealer. He is a full member of The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (MCSI), United Kingdom. He is an Associate member of the Certified Institute of Pensions of Nigeria (ACIP).

He started his banking career with the then Nigerian Building Society Limited (now Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Limited) in 1979; United Bank for Africa Plc 1981; First Bank of Nigeria Limited 1987; Pegasus Savings & Loans Limited 1994; BFCL Assets & Securities Limited 2002; Spring Bank Plc 2006; Pensions Alliance Plc 2007.

LAWRENCE MADUBUKO ANOSIKE - ED, Operations

MR. ANOSIKE is the Executive Director, Operations of the company. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (ACSI), UK, an Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (ACS) and Chartered Institute of Administration. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration and Accountancy from Lagos State University and Ambrose Ali University respectively. He is an Authorized Dealing Clerk of The Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also holds an advance Diploma in Management Secretarial Administration (HND) and a Diploma in Data Processing Management. He has over 16 years post NYSC experience in the Capital Market.

MRS. ARINOLA ONOKPASA - Non-Executive Director

MRS. ONOKPASA is the Chief Executive Officer of Orchard Alliance Limited, saddled with the responsibility for asset management, real estate development, hospitality business, strategic planning, and financial management et al. Prior to joining Orchard Alliance Limited, she was an Executive Director at Pestle & Mortar West Africa Limited, an hospitality and real estate development company. She was the Managing Director/CEO of Gateaux et Plus, a confectionary, food processing and a hospitality development company. She had a stint in Citibank Nigeria as a Human Resource Associate before venturing into the real estate, asset management and the hospitality industry.

Mrs. Onokpasa is married with children.

MRS. ANGELA UZOMA, GODGIVE-OHAKANMA - Non-Executive Director

MRS. GODGIVE-OHAKANMA is the Chief Executive Officer/Financial Adviser of Divine Trust Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Limited, saddled with the responsibility for the strategic planning, personnel recruitment, financial management, formulation and implementation of the multi-purpose Cooperative Society’s investment policy as approved by the Board. She allocates in the most orderly and efficient manner, financial assets under management into fixed income, equities and real estate investments. She has successfully grown membership of the Society and assets under management to N100 Million from an initial take-off point of N25 Million in 2009.

She started her career with Corak Associates in the year 2004 as Site Supervisor, responsible for efficient utilization of materials on site and staff supervision amongst others up until August 2005. She later joined the service of Essential Commodities Store as Sales/Marketing Manager in the year 2007 as Sales & Marketing Manager with responsibilities for staff supervision, effective merchandizing, maintaining monthly and quarterly stock inventory et al from where she joined the service of Divine Trust Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Limited as the Chief Executive Officer.

Mrs. Godgive –Ohakanma graduated from the Institute of Management & Technology (IMT) – Enugu State in the year 2007 with Higher National Diploma (HND) Upper Credit) division in Banking and Finance. She is married with children.

SIR. NDUKWE MICHAEL OSOGHO-AJALA, OON

SIR. OSOGHO-AJALA holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State. He is a member, Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria; a Fellow of both Institute of Chartered Chemist of Nigeria and Chemical Society of Nigeria. He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School (Owner Managers’ Programme). He is a Consultant Chemist to several cosmetics and toiletries manufacturing companies; a philanthropist and an entrepreneur.

Sir. Osogho Ajala is a member of numerous business associations which include but not limited to: Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Ikeja Chapter, Nigerian – American Chamber of Commerce, Cosmetics Manufacture and Ethics Association of Nigeria, Governing Council, Wesley University of Science & Technology, Ondo. He is Chairman, ValuePlus Systems Limited and Methodist Church of Nigeria Bookshop amongst others.

He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Soulmate Industries Limited, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos since 1992 to date. He has excellent business development skills. He is a strategist and a team builder.

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