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EFIOK EKPENYONG-EFIOK
HEAD, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Efiok joined the SEC in 2002, holds a degree in Business Management and is an associate of the Chartered
Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Nigeria. Worked in the Collective Investment Services (now Investment
Management Department) from 2002 to 2008 with responsibility within the processes for authorization and
supervision of Unit Trust Schemes; Monitoring and Investigation Department, 2008 – 2013, as part of the team
undertaking continuous supervision of business activities of Capital Market Operators for their registered market
functions; Head of Fund Management Supervision Division, 2014 – 2016 saddled with the responsibility of
continuous supervision of Market intermediaries undertaking Asset management activities; Head of Investment
Management Department, 2016 – April 2018.
A member of a number of working Committees within the SEC, principal of which is the Rule Making Committee
saddled with the responsibility of continuous review, amendment and creation of Rules and Regulations
governing activities, participants and trading platforms of the Nigerian Capital Market. He also served on
financial sector inter agency Committee such as the Committee on Joint Consolidated Supervision, one among a
number of committees of the Financial Services Regulatory Coordinating Committee (FSRCC) comprising all
Statutory Institutions responsible for supervision of various parts of the Nigerian financial sector – such as
Banking, Insurance, Pension, etc established to ensure efficient and harmonized coordination of financial sector
supervision and mitigate risks of regulatory arbitrage and contagion. Member, FSS2020 sub Committee on
Infrastructure Financing.

BABATUNDE IRUKERA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE FEDERAL COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMISSION (FCCPC)
Babatunde is the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
(FCCPC). Babatunde has an exceptional record of advocacy and representation in competition and consumer
protection law. His leadership provides vital clarity and direction that the Commission and industry need in
addressing issues of customer service/protection, promoting a level playing field in Nigeria's marketplace, and
ensuring regulatory stability.

During his three decades of active legal practice, he acquired experiences ranging from being In-house Counsel
to General Counsel, Managing Partner in a law firm, and advising senior government officials as well as key
government institutions. Babatunde has considerable experience in transactions, consumer protection,
competition law, commercial litigation, regulatory work and government relations. He was key counsel in a large
multi-jurisdictional case involving a major pharmaceutical company and the conduct of a clinical trial that
resulted in injuries. His combination of advocacy, commercial practice and reputation provides the required
mutual industry/regulatory assurance and balance for a robust regulatory regime that promotes business
stability and investment, as well consumer satisfaction and confidence.
Babatunde was admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1990, and before the
Washington State Supreme Court in 1996.

TONY IBEZIAKO
HEAD, PRIMARY MARKETS, NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Tony is an experienced Investment banker, Business consultant and Capital markets professional with over
18years’ track record of business development & Advisory Services, Deal origination Sales & Distribution, Wealth
management & Portfolio management, Commercial & Retail banking and Corporate Strategist. Tony is also
Qualified barrister and solicitor with good negotiation & IT skills, excellent relationship management skills with a
proven ability to excel under a challenging and high pressure business environment. He is the Head of Primary
Market at the Nigerian Stock Exchange. In his former life, he has also worked with BGL Asset Management, ING
Direct UK(now Barclays Bank) and Diamond Bank. He is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor, has an MSc from the
University of Glamorgan, UK, Member of Institute of Chartered Arbitrators and Nigerian Bar Association. He is a
sport enthusiast, loves travelling and Reading.
BOLA AJOMALE
MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO, NASD OTC PLC
Bola is the pioneer Managing Director of NASD PLC. He has a versatile background as an investment and financial
adviser with over 20 years' experience in the Finance Industry. He is trained as an accountant and Stockbroker
with exceptional research and financial advisory skills. His international exposure includes various project and
investment advisory work at Manulife Financial and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in Canada.
He obtained his degree in Economics at the University of Leeds (UK). He is a Fellow & Member of Council of the
Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI UK) where he is the inaugural
National Advisory Council President. Bola's interest in deepening the reach of the Nigerian Capital market has
also led him to constantly work with committees on enhancing the structure of Nigeria's Capital market.

BENSON ADENUGA
HEAD OF OFFICE & COVERAGE DIRECTOR, NIGERIA, CDC GROUP PLC
Benson Adenuga is CDC Group's Head of the Nigeria Office. He recently joined CDC from the International
Finance Corporation (IFC) where he was the Equity Lead for the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) for Sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), with oversight for a wide-ranging portfolio of equity investments across SSA, including
banking, insurance, microfinance and other non-bank financial institutions. Prior to that, he was the FIG's Hub
Leader for Anglophone West Africa where he oversaw more than a dozen debt and equity transactions.
Before joining the IFC, Benson worked at Actis in West Africa for eight years as an equity investor where he was
involved in landmark transactions in the Nigerian market, and at KPMG Professional Services as a Senior Manager
in the audit and business advisory services department.
Benson is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and holds an MBA with Distinction from
the University of Warwick in England.

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