Mr Ayo Adeonipekun, Registrar /Chief Executive, CIS
The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has appointed Mr Ayo Adeonipekun as its Registrar and Chief Executive.
CIS, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said Adeonipekun brings on board over 25 years of extensive multidisciplinary experience and exposure in leadership, finance, people and performance management, corporate planning and administration.
He succeeds Dr Josiah Akerewusi who retired after a decade of service.
Prior to his appointment, Adeonipekun was the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Capital Ltd., a funds/portfolio manager, duly licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
An Alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School, the new registrar holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting (Second Class Upper Division) and a Master’s Degree in
Finance, both from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.
He also has a good Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from Yaba College of Technology and currently a Doctoral student (PhD Finance) at Olabisi Onabanjo University.
A Fellow of CIS, Adeonipekun qualified as a Chartered Stockbroker in March 2006 while he was employed with Crossword Securities Ltd.
He also qualified as a Chartered Accountant in May 1997 and was admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 2013.
He is a Certified Microfinance Banker (CIBN-MCP)and an Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Trading License holder of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX) and a Registered Capital Market Operator/Sponsored Individual with SEC.
He had served in various top management positions in leading organisations such as Marina International Bank (now Access Bank), Crossword Securities Ltd., Sterling Bank, First City Monument Bank Plc, Susu Microfinance Bank and MBL Financial Services, among others.
Commenting, the President/Chairman of Council, CIS, Mr Oluropo Dada, said Adeonipekun’s new role is critical and requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of the capital market.
Dada said the new registrar and chief executive possesses the qualities to transform the institute into a world- class certification entity.
