Meet Our Executives
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Felix Igbinosa is the Chief Audit Executive of Ecobank Nigeria. He has over two decades of active banking and financial services experience across several areas such as Banking Operations and Information Technology, Corporate Banking, Relationship Management, Branch Management, Project Management, Budgeting, Internal Control, Inspection, Corporate Services and General Administration.
Before joining Ecobank Nigeria, he was the Group Head Special Duties, Group Executive Office of UBA before his appointment as the Regional Audit and Control Coordinator for UBA WAMZ, covering Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Divisional Head, Business Office Audits at UBA Plc between April 2012 and December 2013.
He became the Divisional Head, Group Internal Control in 2014 providing strategic direction and Internal Control oversight over the Group’s Operations in Nigeria, the 18 African Countries of presence, UBA CAPE (UK) and UBA New York (USA). He worked at Omega Bank Plc. (2000 -2006) as an Assistant General Manager/ Group Head, Banking Operations & IT, before the merger into Spring Bank Plc, where he was the pioneer Chief Inspector between 2006 and 2007. Prior to that time, he worked with Co-operative Development Bank Plc as Deputy Manager Finance and Accounts and Branch Manager for Abuja and Warri Branches between 1995 and 2000, before joining Continental Trust Bank Ltd as Head of Strategic Control in 2000. He trained and worked as a Chartered Accountant with Sulaimon & Co (Chartered Accountants) from 1984 to 1990, before joining Seven-UP Bottling Company Plc having served as the Senior Accountant/Deputy Chief Accountant later in 1990.
He also worked at All States Trust Bank Plc from 1991 to 1994 and then had a short stint at Perennial Savings and Loans Ltd between June 1994 and July 2005. Felix holds a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from Federal Poly Auchi and a first degree in Business Management (B.A.BM) from the University of Sunderland (United Kingdom) and an MBA from Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria. A Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI), Hon. Senior Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers (HCIB), member of Information Security Society Africa, Nigeria (ISSAN) and Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA), (USA). Felix had formerly served as an Ex-Officio II, Treasurer, 2nd and 1st Vice Chairman respectively before his recent election as Chairman on September 22, 20022. Felix likes traveling and has visited a number of Countries in Africa and beyond including, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Kenya, Chad, Benin, Togo, SA, Dubai, UK and USA. He plays Golf and Lawn Tennis. He is a Christian and married with children. .
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Prince Akamadu is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (FCA), Institute of Credit Administration (FICA) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI). Besides being a member of the UK based International Compliance Association, he is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Prince is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Leicester where he bagged a Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Finance. He had earlier acquired a B.Sc Degree in Accounting from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State and an MBA from ESUT Business School.
He has over Seventeen (17) years banking experience spanning Credit Administration, Compliance, Internal Audit, Investigations and Internal Control in Standard Trust Bank Limited (STB), United Bank of Africa Plc (UBA), Bank PHB Plc and Keystone Bank Limited, Heritage Bank Plc and now Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. He has attended several local and international courses, trainings and conferences. Prince has served as the Chairman, Research and Publication Committee before his election as the 2nd Vice Chairman in April 2022 and now 1st Vice Chairman. He is married to his lovely wife, Helen Okenwa Akamadu and God has blessed them with three boys, Ikemba, Ezeugo and Ugwumba
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Aina Amah is a graduate of Economics from the University of Lagos. She holds an MBA from the University of Nicosia, Cyprus and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria with over fifteen years experience in the Financial Services sector of the Nigerian economy. She started her banking career in 2003 with Resort Savings & Loans Limited where she rose to the position of Head of Operations.
She left Resort Savings & Loans Limited in September 2007 to join United Mortgage Limited as the Pioneer Head of the Internal Control Unit. A position she held until January 2016 when the institution went through a change of business model to convert to a Commercial Bank with Regional authorization. She was redeployed in 2017 to the Internal Audit department in the new bank – ProvidusBank Plc. Aina was the Auditor of the Association until her recent election as the 2nd Vice-chairperson. She is an active member of the Interbank Arbitration, Research & Publication and other Ad-hoc Committees.
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Gboyega Sadiq holds a first-class B.Sc. (Honours) degree in Accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He also holds post-graduate degrees in Economics and Public Administration. Gboyega has had a distinguished banking career spanning over 25 years in Operations and Control and more recently Audit. Before joining UBA, he had worked at Citibank Nigeria (then Nigeria International Bank Limited) and Access Bank Plc where he occupied senior roles. Gboyega has served as Auditor and Ex-Officio II before his election in April 02, 2022 as the Treasurer of ACAEBIN.
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Adekunle Onitiri is the Chief Audit Executive of Wema Bank Plc,. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA).
He is also a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in the United State. In addition, Kunle as he fondly called holds the ISACA’s CISM Certification (Certified Information Security Manager), a Master Degree in Managerial Psychology from University of Ibadan and a Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate and Commercial Law of University of London.
Kunle was the immediate past Chairman of the Payment & Systems Committee and currently the Ex-Officio I. He is also a member of the Emerging Issues and Interbank Arbitration Committees.
His foray into the banking Industry started over twenty years ago, covering Financial Control and Internal Audit.
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Ugochi Osinigwe is the Chief Audit Executive of Fidelity Bank Plc. She is a seasoned accounting and finance expert with 3 decades of experience (most of which involve supervisory and senior management) spanning across Internal Audit, Operations, General Services, Projects, Risk Management and Control with emphasis in building strong ethical and compliance environment in reputable Nigerian banks. She is a member of the Ethics and Professional sub-committee of the Bankers` Committee and currently the Chairperson of the Research and Publications Committee of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN).
Ugochi is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Port Harcourt as well as an Executive Masters in Business Administration from the University of Lagos. She is also an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). She has attended various courses(both locally and internationally) in the areas of leadership and team building, project management cyber-security, fraud management, project management and internal audit programmes with the prestigious Euromoney institute UK She achieves key deliverables by building strong teams and infusing innovations, creativity and change
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Mr. Mogbitse F. Atsagbede is a General Manager and the Chief Audit Executive of Zenith Bank Plc. He has extensive and diverse experience in banking and he has been with Zenith Bank for a long time. He was in charge of Business Development as Regional Head in Edo State just before he was appointed the Chief Audit Executive of the Bank. He has over three decades` experience in banking spanning across operations, branch management, inspectorate division of the Internal Control & Audit, business development, as well as General Management. He is a member of the Ethics and Professional Group of the Bankers` Committee and currently the Chairman of the Payment & Systems Committee of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN).
Mogbitse is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Port Harcourt. He is also an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He has attended various courses(both locally and internationally) in the areas of leadership, cyber-security, fraud management, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, sustaining competitive advantage and high performance Leadership Programme at the prestigious Harvard Business School and Oxford University, London, respectively.
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Olusegun Famoriyo is the Chief Audit Executive of Unity Bank Plc. He is a chartered accountant and member of Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist for over two decades. He graduated from University of Ibadan and had his master’s degree from University of Lagos.
Segun as fondly called has wide exposure in banking operations, audit and control standards, risk management, fraud prevention/investigation, compliance and corporate governance practices across accounting, banking, and telecommunication sectors.
He had a brief stint with an audit firm as Audit Supervisor while his banking career started in 1998 with Standard Trust Bank. Prior to his current role as the CAE, he has held different positions in Control, fraud & investigation, audit and compliance in 9mobile, Globacom, Mainstreet Bank and United Bank for Africa.
Segun is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Banking (HCIB) and was appointed to join the Executive Committee (EXCO) of the Association in December 2021 and re-appointed in April 2022
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Fatobi, Femi FCCA, ACA, CFE, ACIT, MBA & B.SChas over nineteen years of post-graduation and professional banking experience. He left Eko International Bank (Now Skye bank PLC) as one of the pioneer staff of the bank’s Internal Audit, Internal Control and Branch Operations. He worked with Intercontinental Bank (now Access Bank PLC) for over four years in the Internal Control and Audit Division of the Bank till August 2008 when he joined the service of Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank Ltd) as Head, Head Office Control. While in the service of Bank PHB, he acted as the Regional Control Manager, Head, Risk & Legal Control, Trade Service Control, and Head, Treasury and Treasury Operations Control. Femi joined FSDH Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited in 2014 as the pioneer Head of Internal Control. He set up the Internal Control Department of the Bank and its Subsidiaries in line with COSO framework. In 2015, he moved to Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited (A Subsidiary of FirstRand Group in South Africa) as the Head of Audit and is presently the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) of Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited. He also set up the Internal Audit Department of RMB Nigeria at its Subsidiaries in line with Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA) requirements. RMB Nigeria is a member of FirstRand Group with a presence in UK and ten other African Countries like Ghana, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana e.t.c with over forty-five thousand employees.
He provides assurance to the Board Audit Committee (BAC) and the Board Risk and Compliance Committee (BRCC) on the adequacies and effectiveness of controls and enterprise risks management architecture put in place by Management and the Board. He provides guidance and consultancy services to the Executive Management on operational risk, regulatory risk, market risk, fraud investigation, ethics, and conduct risk. He works closely with external auditors and regulators during regulatory audits. Femi oversees the audit team responsible for process review and evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of controls embedded in processes and operational activities.
Femi holds B.Sc. Accounting from Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, MBA (Marketing) from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso; A fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants London (FCCA ), He is an associate member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ACA), associate member of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria(ACITN), member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner(CFE) USA and also a member of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN).
He is a veteran banker with vast knowledge in auditing, risk management, internal control, corporate governance, treasury, and trade services. Femi is equipped to provide assurance services, accounting, investigation, taxation, risk management, treasury, and treasury operations. He is an excellent fit for financial and non-financial service-oriented organizations, agencies, consulting, and multinationals. He is a strategist, result oriented and dynamic team player with exceptional leadership skills.
