SAM CHIDOKA – MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
Sam has over 20 years’ experience in Banking, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Advisory Services.
He began his Investment Banking career at the Capital Markets Group of NAL Bank Plc, now Sterling Bank Plc. He was a core member of the corporate finance team at Sterling Capital Markets Limited from where he moved to UBA Global Markets, which later became UBA Capital Plc. He left UBA Capital as to become a pioneer staff and head of Corporate Finance at Dunn Loren Merrifield from where he moved to Planet Capital Limited as an Associate Director and later Director and head Corporate Finance Advisory Group.
Sam worked on numerous high profile transactions, raising in excess of $2billion for various institutions, including corporates and sub-sovereign clients.
He holds a BSc. Degree (2.1) in Business Management from the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus (1999) and an MBA (Finance), from the University of Lagos (2015). He has attended a number of executive courses: Lagos Business School – Chief Executive Program (2015) and IESE Business School, Barcelona Spain – Advanced Management Program (2015).
PERPETUA AIKAY-UNEGBU – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE
Perpetua has over 24 years of experience in Accounting services, Tax, Audit, Compliance and Risk Management, Stockbroking Operations, Securities Trading, and Administration having worked with various clients in Financial Services, Education, Oil & Gas, and the Manufacturing sectors. She has led several financial Investigation projects including back-duty investigations and forensic audits. She trained with the Firm of Olusola Adekanola & Co. Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners where she rose to become a Consulting Accountant and later moved to Acc-Specs Accounting Services Limited. She left to become the Bursar at St. Saviour’s School.
She later moved into the Capital Markets and worked with Emerging Capital Limited as Head, of Finance and Administration. She was one of the pioneer staff at Planet Capital Limited where she worked in various capacities at different times as the Chief Compliance Officer and later as Head, Stockbroking and Securities Trading. She is currently the Executive Director, Finance, Risk and Compliance at Kairos Capital Limited.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, an Associated Chartered Stockbroker, a Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, and a member of the Risk Management Association of Nigeria.
DAPO FAJEMIROKUN – DIRECTOR, DEALS ORIGINATION AND INSTITUTIONAL SALES
Dapo has over 24 years of work experience spanning Private Equity, Commercial, Developmental, and Corporate Banking as well as Oil and Gas. He began his commercial banking career in Intercontinental Bank in 1997 from where he moved to Access Bank to set up the pioneer Oil Service desk in 2002. Subsequently, he ran a commercial banking group in Port Harcourt Rivers State for 3 years. As a reward for exemplary performance which resulted in being the most outstanding senior manager bank-wide, he was seconded to the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) as a Senior Investment Officer where he specialized in Housing and Microfinance Banking.
In 2012, Dapo was appointed Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank The Gambia Limited where he served for about 3 years. Remarkably Dapo emerged as the youngest Chief Executive in the Access Bank Group. Upon his return to the Group Office in Nigeria, Dapo managed the Bank’s Financial Institution Group before branching out to Private Equity and Advisory as a Director at Platform Capital Partners. He holds a BSc. Degree in Banking and Finance, MBA from the University of Lagos, and is currently the Director, Deals Origination and Institutional Sales at Kairos Capital.
DAMILOLA TITILADUNAYO – HEAD CORPORATE FINANCE AND ADVISORY GROUP
Damilola currently heads the Corporate Finance and Advisory Team at Kairos Capital. His professional experience spans across audit and corporate finance. He started his investment banking career at United Capital PLC before having a stint at Prosperis Holdings. He worked with the investment banking team of Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited before proceeding to Vetiva Capital Management Limited from where he joined Kairos Capital Limited.
In the course of his career, Damilola has advised on landmark Transactions like the restructuring of GTBank to GTCo, the acquisition of Investment One Pensions and Investment One Asset Management by GTCo amongst others. He has raised over $1.5billion for the Federal Government of Nigeria, State Governments, and large corporates. Transaction experience includes the $300billion Diaspora Bond of the FGN, $500 million Eurobond issuance by United Bank of Africa PLC, N250 billion Series IV Sukuk issuance by the FGN, N137 billion by the Lagos State Government, N182 billion by Dangote Industries Limited, N110 billion by MTN Nigeria and the N50 billion and N116 billion Series I and II bond issuances by Dangote Cement PLC amongst others.
Damilola is a graduate of Agricultural economics from the University of Ibadan and an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria