Board of Governors

President

Ibukun Oyedeji, CFA

Ibukunoluwa Oyedeji is the Chief Financial Officer of Ecobank Nigeria Limited. She has most recently been the country head of Securities, Wealth and Asset Management Business for the Ecobank Group. She previously worked with FBN Capital Asset Management (Now FBNQuest Asset Management) Limited as Head of Fixed Income & Money Market department.

She also worked with Guaranty Trust Bank Plc; Goldman Sachs International, HSBC Global Markets and Morgan Stanley International – all in the United Kingdom. She has over 20 years of experience in fund and asset management, credit analysis, treasury management and securities trading.

Ibukun holds a Bachelors’ degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan Nigeria and a Masters’ degree (MSc) in international securities & Investment Banking from ISMA Centre, University of Reading, UK. She is a CFA Charterholder, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) of Nigeria.

Vice President

Chuka Maduabum, CFA

Chuka is a private equity professional at Uhuru Investment Partners. He is involved in deal origination, deal execution, due diligence, and monitoring of portfolio companies. He has operational experience, having managed companies in the capacity of CEO, COO, and CFO.

He has a master’s degree in financial analysis and fund management from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Lagos. Chuka is a chartered accountant.

General Secretary

Musa Bagudu, CFA

Musa is Head of External Funds Management Office in the Reserve Management Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria. His main function is to provide oversight on the External Asset Managers responsible for the management of a portion of the Bank’s foreign reserve.

He has over 19 years’ experience in Nigeria’s financial sector, with expertise in investment management, banking operations, budget & budgetary control and human resource management. Over the years he has been involved in financial product development (non-interest financial instruments), fixed income portfolio management, financial analysis and project valuations.

Musa has attended extensive training is areas of Investment Management, Portfolio Analytics and management, Islamic banking and Finance, Project Management, Risk Management, Corporate Strategic Planning and Management, and Securitization of Financial instruments.

Musa holds an MBA from ABU Zaria and a first degree in Accountancy from the University of Maiduguri. He is a CFA charter holder, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) Certificate Holder and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

Assistant General Secretary

Kike Mesubi, CFA

Kike is an energetic, consensus-building member of the CFA Society Nigeria. She started her service to the CFA Society as a member of the Programming Committee in 2016. In 2017, she was assigned Committee Chair for Programing and she has held that position since then. With the valuable contribution of her colleagues in the committee and the Board of Governors, CFA Society Nigeria, she has been able to raise the profile of the Society in Nigeria by introducing and managing both recreational activities and thought leadership events. She is presently a member of the Board of Governors, CFA Society Nigeria.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Ilorin and a masters degree in Finance and Investment from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom.

Kike has experience in portfolio management, research, performance reporting, stakeholder engagement, product and business development. She currently is the Head, Investor Services at FBN Holdings Plc and has previously worked with FBNQuest Asset Management, Oceanic Bank International (now Ecobank) and United Bank for Africa.

Treasurer

Folake Ajoke Bankole, CFA

Folake Bankole is a financial analyst and strategist fueled by curiosity, excellence and innovation. She is currently responsible for Financial Control and Strategy at Sigma Pensions Limited, one of the top Pension Fund Administrators in Nigeria. She joined Sigma Pensions when Actis PE fund acquired the company through the investment company Actis Golf. She works closely with the Board and is also responsible for the financial management of Actis Golf.

Folake started her career in the Treasury Department of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and has since worked with several leading financial institutions including the Central Bank of Nigeria and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has over 9 years experience in the financial services industry covering auditing, financial control & analysis, performance management, securities trading, financial reporting, corporate finance and business strategy

Folake has a first-class degree in Accounting and Management from the University of Reading. She is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a CFA charterholder.

As a regular member of the CFA Society Nigeria, Folake has actively participated in CFA events both in Lagos and Abuja and has especially supported board members in the areas of Advocacy and GIPs implementation. This led to her election as the Treasurer of the Board of Governors of the CFA Society Nigeria in March 2019. As Treasurer, she is charged with the financial management of the Society’s funds and ensuring successful implementation of projects. She also works with the rest of the Board to ensure the delivery of the society’s objectives.

Folake is passionate about knowledge building especially in the area of financial literacy and thus participates actively in various financial support forums. She has delivered several professional trainings to both CFA and ACCA professionals. She is also very passionate about giving back to the society and is part of groups that cater to orphans and other less privileged members of the society. In her spare time, she enjoys learning about robotics & AI, salsa dancing, and listening to music.

Ex-Officio

Banji Fehintola, CFA

Banji is the director and head of Treasury and Financial Institutions at Africa Finance Corporation. He previously worked with Citibank Nigeria Limited and Arthur Andersen LLP (now KPMG Professional Services Limited).

He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Ibadan and a master’s degree of philosophy in international finance from the University of Glasgow. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.