The Leadership

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Board of Directors

Mr Israel Tony-Akinwunmi

Position: Executive Director, Group COO
Categories: Board of Directors, The Management

He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy and Finance from Yaba College of Technology in 1999 and qualified as an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants OF Nigeria (ICAN) in 2002. Tony is an alumnus of the Business School of the Netherlands where he obtained an MBA in 2014.

He joined Shem Services Limited in 2001 and moved to Pine Hill Leasing Limited in 2003 as Head of Accounts. He later joined Capitalfield Investment Group Ltd in February 2008 as Head, Accounts & Control. He is currently Chief Operating Officer for the Group.

Mr Israel Tony-Akinwunmi

Executive Director, Group COO

He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy and...

Mrs Titi Adeniyi

Position: Executive Director
Categories: Board of Directors, The Management

A 1992 graduate of the University of Ilorin with a BSc. (Hons.) in Botany, Mrs. Adeniyi went further to obtain an MBA in Marketing from Lagos State University in 2001. She began her career in 1995 with Profound Security Ltd., a subsidiary of NSITF (acclaimed biggest institutional investor in Nigeria). In 2001, she joined Asset Plus Financing as the head of Treasury.

In 2006, she took the mantle as head of Treasury and Investment at CFS Financial Services, formerly known as CITICORP, before joining the Capitalfield Group in August 2015. Titi has over two (2) decades of experience in Treasury Marketing & Operations, Capital Markets, Loans & Advances, and Leasing. She has attended various courses spanning the areas above and has great zeal for marketing.

Mrs Titi Adeniyi

Executive Director

A 1992 graduate of the University of Ilorin with a...

Mr. Raphael Lewu

Position: Group Managing Director
Categories: Board of Directors, The Management

A Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, he holds an LLM degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, with a specialization in secured credit transactions and comparative company law. He has had over three (3) decades of work experience in various financial institutions.

He cut his teeth in banking at Nigerian American Merchant Bank Limited and thereafter worked at various times with Victory Merchant Bank Ltd., Industrial & General Insurance Co. Ltd., Standard Trust Bank Ltd., and Asset Plus Finance Ltd., where he resigned as an Executive Director. Over the years, he has acquired vast skills and experience in legal and corporate services, equipment leasing, corporate banking, and credit administration. He has attended various courses and seminars in various areas of banking, credit, equipment leasing, and energy, among others.

He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria (ELAN), an Associate Member of the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (ICA), and the Institute of Directors (IOD). He holds an MBA degree from Business School Netherlands (BSN) and is adequately equipped for transformational leadership with various certifications (CLS, BSSE, LCOR, etc.). He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School.
He is an entrepreneur with a passion for building strategic business enterprises and a great drive for excellence at all levels.

Mr. Raphael Lewu

Group Managing Director

A Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,...

Elder Aliu Gabriel Toba

Position: Director
Categories: Board of Directors

Aliu Gabriel Toba is a Fellow of the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM) and a Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria FSM. He began his career at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in 1981 where he served as a junior officer and steadily rose to the level of Deputy Comptroller-General (DCG).

He holds a Political Science degree from the prestigious University of Ibadan in Nigeria and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Lagos. Over the years, he has continuously added value to himself as shown in the impressive number of courses he has attended. Within the space of 34 years, he has attended over 20 courses including the ECOWAS Workshop, Effective Communication Skill Program, Change Leadership in a Customs Environment, UK: Advanced Leadership Training on Ethical Leadership Managing Change, Canada among others.

With work experience spanning over three decades in Customs Service, GT Aliu retired as Deputy Comptroller-General in June 2015. His wealth of knowledge and experience makes him an asset to the company. He has been in a long-standing relationship with the Group since its inception some years ago as a pioneer shareholder. He is a non-executive director of Capitalfield Energy & Allied Services Ltd, Tentropics Marines Ltd, Logicvantage & Trust Ltd, and the Chairman of the Governance and Nomination Committee of the Group.

Elder Aliu Gabriel Toba

Director

Aliu Gabriel Toba is a Fellow of the prestigious Nigerian...

Dele Arogbonlo Daada

Position: Director
Categories: Board of Directors

Mr. Dele DAADA is a veteran with diversified expertise garnered from an extensive career spanning almost 45 years, served in many senior management positions in the Sales/Marketing field and in the HR function of many blue-chip companies within the manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy.

He began earning his stripes early as a Management Trainee at BEREC Nigeria Limited in 1979 after which he rose to the position of Area Manager (North) before transitioning to join West African Portland Cement Plc (now Lafarge WAPCo) as the Area Manager of the North.

During a long stint totaling almost 25 years at Lafarge WAPCo, Dele DAADA also served as Area Manager (West) before cross-functioning to Human Resources. In the HR function, where he began as HR Manager at the Sagamu Plant and gradually progressed to become General Manager for Human Resources in January 2000, Dele finally retired from the Board of Lafarge WAPCo after meritoriously serving as the pioneer HR Director for Lafarge Nigeria and later Lafarge WAPCo, a listed blue-chip company.

Mr. Daada, who obtained his BSc in Business Administration (Marketing major) from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, later went on to secure a Master of Business Administration from the University of Lagos. During his long management journey, Dele DAADA also devoted a lot of quality time to honing his management skills by attending several local and international seminars, workshops, and courses in Sales & Marketing Management [College of Marketing Moor Hall UK Sales Management Workshop; Unilever Africa Marketing Course] and in Human Resources Management [NECA Advanced Industrial Relations Course; ASHRIDGE College UK Strategic Human Resources Management Program; Lafarge University HR Integration Seminar; LEAD the Group; BEST Leadership Courser], amongst many.

Mr. Dele DAADA’s personal mission is to leverage his extensive and diversified managerial experience in providing exemplary strategic leadership that will enhance the performance and growth objectives of any brand he is engaged with.

Dele Arogbonlo Daada

Director

Mr. Dele DAADA is a veteran with diversified expertise garnered...

Dr. Mohammed Santuraki

Position: Director
Categories: Board of Directors

Dr. Mohammed Santuraki (HCIB FNIM FICA FIMC MIOD MSCGN) is an experienced corporate and public sector leader with a diversified portfolio of experience in Nigeria’s financial services sector ranging from Agricultural development, Investment/Commercial Banking to Mortgage Banking. He cut his teeth into the banking industry as a credit and marketing manager at Meridien Equity Bank now a part of Access Bank.

He has held senior executive positions at First Bank of Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, and The British Council in Nigeria; previously the Managing Director/CEO of FBN Mortgages Limited, and the past Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Agriculture Limited; he is the founder of Majigi Agro Limited and Impetro Consulting; a co-founder and chairman of FIC Exchange and a Non-Executive Director of CHAMS PLC.

Dr. Mohammed is a graduate of the University of Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University and has received Executive business and leadership training from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, MIT Sloan Executive Education, Saïd Business School (University of Oxford), Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Kellogg Executive Programs’ (Northwestern University), IMD Lausanne, Switzerland, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, United States.

He was also the Pro-chancellor & Chairman of Governing Council of Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State University.

Dr. Mohammed Santuraki

Director

Dr. Mohammed Santuraki (HCIB FNIM FICA FIMC MIOD MSCGN) is...

Mr Sie Iyeneomi

Position: Director
Categories: Board of Directors

Sie Iyeneomi holds a B-Tech degree in Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt and MBA Management from the University of Bradford, UK (in view) Certification in International Oil Supply & Trading; Refining & Transportation; Tanker Ownership, Chartering and Operations, all from the Oxford Princeton Program. Oxford, UK. He is also a certified Oracle Database Administrator. An expert in Financial and Market Risk Management, his experience as a banker span over 12 years in multi-varied areas of Investment and finance where he established himself in Risk Management, Corporate and Project Financing.

Until his recent position as CEO of AB Petroleum, he worked as Special Adviser on Investments & Financing to The Honorable Commissioner of Finance Bayelsa State, and as a Consultant to WEIBORO MARINE SERVICES (A vessel chartering, management and operating company with vast interest in International oil Supply & Trading). He was also at some time, an executive assistant to the Executive Director South Bank of Oceanic Bank Int’l Plc, in charge of Business Development and Project Financing.

He has attended various programs and worked with consultants in areas like Finance, Investment, and Business Development both locally and internationally, including Finance for Senior Executive at HBS, Project Finance at the London Business School, Mckensy Consulting USA, Infosys India, IBFCAgusto& Co Lagos, VIP Consulting Lagos etc. Sie is a member of RIMAN (Risk Management Association of Nigeria), student member ACCA, UK, Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Born on the 4th of December 1974, Mr. Sie Iyeneomi has personal interest and hobbies in Music, Traveling, Reading and Writing and investment. He is happily married with a child.

Mr Sie Iyeneomi

Director

Sie Iyeneomi holds a B-Tech degree in Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering from...

Mrs Adenike Ayoola

Position: Director
Categories: Board of Directors

Mrs. Adenike Ayoola is an Associate of Chartered Institute of Insurance (AACII) and a graduate of Social Sciences from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She has acquired over three (3) decades cognate experience in various fields and has put the experience to bear on the board of the Capitalfield Investment Group Ltd.

Mrs. Ayoola is currently the Managing Director of Hennik Nigeria Ltd. She was also on the board of Cornerstone Insurance Plc for several years. She is married with children.

Mrs Adenike Ayoola

Director

Mrs. Adenike Ayoola is an Associate of Chartered Institute of...

Sir. Benjamin Orubon Wilcox

Position: Director
Categories: Board of Directors

Sir Wilcox obtained his BSc Business Administration (Cum Laude) degree and MBA Finance at the University of Minnesota, USA where he won the Exxon outstanding student award in Finance. He is a seasoned technocrat, accomplished entrepreneur and financial consultant with a wealth of experience spanning over four (4) decades.

His professional career started with a brief stint as Research/Teaching Assistant with the University of Minnesota after which he joined Burroughs Corporation, Ford Motor Company, NNPC and OPEC. Sir Wilcox is an experienced Management Consultant with diverse business interests and serves as non- executive director on the board of several companies in Nigeria. He is a knight of the order of Saint Christopher and a Justice of Peace (JP) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Sir. Benjamin Orubon Wilcox

Director

Sir Wilcox obtained his BSc Business Administration (Cum Laude) degree...

Executive Management

Mr. Raphael Lewu

Position: Group Managing Director
Categories: Board of Directors, The Management

A Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, he holds an LLM degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, with a specialization in secured credit transactions and comparative company law. He has had over three (3) decades of work experience in various financial institutions.

He cut his teeth in banking at Nigerian American Merchant Bank Limited and thereafter worked at various times with Victory Merchant Bank Ltd., Industrial & General Insurance Co. Ltd., Standard Trust Bank Ltd., and Asset Plus Finance Ltd., where he resigned as an Executive Director. Over the years, he has acquired vast skills and experience in legal and corporate services, equipment leasing, corporate banking, and credit administration. He has attended various courses and seminars in various areas of banking, credit, equipment leasing, and energy, among others.

He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria (ELAN), an Associate Member of the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (ICA), and the Institute of Directors (IOD). He holds an MBA degree from Business School Netherlands (BSN) and is adequately equipped for transformational leadership with various certifications (CLS, BSSE, LCOR, etc.). He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School.
He is an entrepreneur with a passion for building strategic business enterprises and a great drive for excellence at all levels.

Mr. Raphael Lewu

Group Managing Director

A Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,...

Mrs Titi Adeniyi

Position: Executive Director
Categories: Board of Directors, The Management

A 1992 graduate of the University of Ilorin with a BSc. (Hons.) in Botany, Mrs. Adeniyi went further to obtain an MBA in Marketing from Lagos State University in 2001. She began her career in 1995 with Profound Security Ltd., a subsidiary of NSITF (acclaimed biggest institutional investor in Nigeria). In 2001, she joined Asset Plus Financing as the head of Treasury.

In 2006, she took the mantle as head of Treasury and Investment at CFS Financial Services, formerly known as CITICORP, before joining the Capitalfield Group in August 2015. Titi has over two (2) decades of experience in Treasury Marketing & Operations, Capital Markets, Loans & Advances, and Leasing. She has attended various courses spanning the areas above and has great zeal for marketing.

Mrs Titi Adeniyi

Executive Director

A 1992 graduate of the University of Ilorin with a...

Mr Israel Tony-Akinwunmi

Position: Executive Director, Group COO
Categories: Board of Directors, The Management

He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy and Finance from Yaba College of Technology in 1999 and qualified as an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants OF Nigeria (ICAN) in 2002. Tony is an alumnus of the Business School of the Netherlands where he obtained an MBA in 2014.

He joined Shem Services Limited in 2001 and moved to Pine Hill Leasing Limited in 2003 as Head of Accounts. He later joined Capitalfield Investment Group Ltd in February 2008 as Head, Accounts & Control. He is currently Chief Operating Officer for the Group.

Mr Israel Tony-Akinwunmi

Executive Director, Group COO

He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy and...

Muyiwa Folasire

Position: Group Financial Controller
Categories: The Management

MUYIWA FOLASIRE is an astute investment and portfolio analyst with a special interest in investment banking and reporting. He has over 9 years working experience as a reporting accountant, cutting across 3 sectors of the Nigerian economy; banking, IT, and services.

He is a graduate of Accounting from The Polytechnic, Ibadan with HND in Accounting. He is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) with over 7 years post qualification experience. He is also a graduate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)-2007.

Mr. Folasire commenced his career as a reporting accountant with B.T Technologies in 2009 and moved on to join Financial Derivatives Company as a Senior Investments & financial analyst in 2011. He joined Capitalfield Investment Group Limited in 2015 where he presently heads the Financial Control department of the Group after rising through the ranks.

Muyiwa Folasire

Group Financial Controller

MUYIWA FOLASIRE is an astute investment and portfolio analyst with...

Segun Osinusi

Position: Head, Strategy & Business Development
Categories: The Management

Olusegun started his early education in Ogun state Nigeria, and proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University for an advanced-level preliminary course and later to the University of Jos, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business Management. He started his career with CGEE Financial Services, where he worked as a credit officer and rose to the post of head of credit and marketing in 2013.

In the advancement of his career, Olusegun took up a Masters of Science degree in International Finance (Corporate Finance) at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, England, and later returned to Nigeria to put his acquired academic knowledge to work.

He briefly worked for Gifthings Concept Nigeria, an IT and business solution company, before joining Cititrust Financial Services Ltd, a subsidiary of Cititrust Holdings Ltd., where he worked as a business Analyst.

He joined Capitalfield Investment Group Ltd as Group Business Analyst in January 2020 and has since then steadily added value to the businesses of the Group.

Segun Osinusi

Head, Strategy & Business Development

Olusegun started his early education in Ogun state Nigeria, and...

Manna Cowan

Position: Group Head, Internal Control & Audit
Categories: The Management

Manna Cowan is a seasoned and experienced Risk Manager who is a proactive, adaptable and a conscientious qualified Accountant, Fraud Examiner and a Certified Internal Control Specialist with sound knowledge of Internal Control, Process design, transformation and re-engineering to increase shareholders’ confidence.

Manna, with her more than twelve years’ experience in professional Accounting and Internal Audit role in NGO, Manufacturing and finance sector of the economy, she has technical experience in consulting and overcomes challenges through a tenacious and questioning approach – drawing on wide-ranging technical expertise.

An articulate and diplomatic communicator who is an effective team player with strong coaching skills. She consistently works to the highest professional ethical standards and thrives when working as part of a cohesive team to deliver projects that yield multiple business benefits.

She is currently the Group, Head internal control & Audit with Capitalfield Investment Group Ltd.

Manna Cowan

Group Head, Internal Control & Audit

Manna Cowan is a seasoned and experienced Risk Manager who...

Ola John Oluremi

Position: Group Head, Human Resources
Categories: The Management

Ola John Oluremi is a consummate Human Resource generalist, Learning and Development expert and educational administrator. He operates at both practice and regulatory levels. Ola’s primary focus covers Human Capital Development, Strategy, Leadership, Structure, Business Process Reengineering, Entrepreneurship and Education. As a versatile professional, he has been in general management for over 14 years and has vast Knowledge of working operations of various economic sectors.

Ola has worked with Chellarams Plc where he functioned as a Senior HR Officer, he also worked with Dizengoff W.A (Nigeria) Ltd as the Human Resources & Admin Manager, and Chams PLC as Head of Human Capital Development, a senior management position that gave him the opportunity to drive HRD and organisational capability roles for the company. He joined Capitalfield Investment Group Limited in 2020 as the Group Head, Human Resources for the company.

He is a graduate of Guidance & Counselling and holds a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
He is a member of the following professional bodies, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), Nigerian Institute of Management–Chartered (NIM), Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria (CIA), Nigeria Institute of Training & Development (NITAD), Chartered Institute of Public Management of Nigeria (CPM), Chartered Institute of Leadership and Governance, USA (CILG), Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON).

Ola John Oluremi

Group Head, Human Resources

Ola John Oluremi is a consummate Human Resource generalist, Learning...

Olukayode Olabanji

Position: Group Head, Information Technology
Categories: The Management

A digital transformation professional, he holds a B.Eng. (Electrical/Computer Engineering) degree (1998) from the Federal University of Technology, Minna. With over two (2) decades of experience working for information technology vendors and end-user organizations, this has given him a balanced perspective on designing and implementing digital transformation for organizations. Weco Systems Group and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc are among the notable organizations he has worked for.

He has amassed vast knowledge and skill in various technologies needed for digital transformation: network foundation, physical and cybersecurity, business and productivity applications (Microsoft Office suite of applications), customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and digital banking.

He has experience in, and he is a strong believer in efficacy of processes and management system standards, which are crucial factors in attaining desired business outcomes and growing sustainably.

He has staying power and is passionate at resolving problems within and outside his sphere of competence as he is a strategic thinker. He has attended several trainings (home and abroad) and had achieved different professional certifications in networking, website design and development, cybersecurity, and System standards such as ISO standards. Ability to innovate and to mobilize human resources to attain envisioned goals sets him apart.

Olukayode Olabanji

Group Head, Information Technology

A digital transformation professional, he holds a B.Eng. (Electrical/Computer Engineering)...

Friday Oteikwu

Position: Company Secretary
Categories: The Management

Friday Oteikwu is the Acting Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of Capitalfield Investment Group Limited. He joined the Company in November 2019. He provides advice and counsel to the Company and its Subsidiaries Board of Directors and is also responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory compliance. Prior to joining Capitalfield, he worked at the law firm of Synergy Law Partnership as Head of Practice between 2015 and 2019.
Oteikwu is a highly motivated and hardworking solicitor with experience in commercial law, civil law, corporate law and criminal litigation.

Oteikwu obtained his LLB from the prestigious University of Maiduguri. He went on to obtain his BL from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos and he was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Solicitor and Advocate in February, 2012. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.

Friday Oteikwu

Company Secretary

Friday Oteikwu is the Acting Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of Capitalfield...

Joshua Gabriel

Position: Group Head, Risk & Compliances
Categories: The Management

Joshua Gabriel, holding an HND in Accountancy from Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State.He is a seasoned chartered accountant with a remarkable track record of over 13 years in the financial services, fintech, and real estate sectors. Currently pursuing an MBA from the University of Suffolk, United Kingdom, he brings a dynamic blend of academic and practical expertise to his profession.

Joshua’s extensive experience encompasses areas such as internal control, internal audit, risk management, and compliance. His ardent passion for information technology is vividly reflected in his dedication to the intricate realm of cyberspace risk management.”

Joshua Gabriel

Group Head, Risk & Compliances

Joshua Gabriel, holding an HND in Accountancy from Federal Polytechnic...

Temitope Shogunle

Position: Head, Brand & Corporate Communications
Categories: The Management

Temitope Shogunle, a seasoned professional in the field of Brand and Corporate Communications, currently serves as the Head of Brand Corporate Communications at Capitalfield Investment Group. With a rich background in strategic communication, Temitope brings a wealth of experience to the table, contributing to the growth and visibility of Capitalfield Investment Group.

As an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Temitope has a solid educational foundation, combining academic excellence with a passion for effective communication. Her commitment to excellence is reflected in her career trajectory, where She has consistently demonstrated a knack for crafting compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences.

Temitope Shogunle

Head, Brand & Corporate Communications

Temitope Shogunle, a seasoned professional in the field of Brand...

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