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Olawale Ayobami Amao

Olawale Ayobami Amao

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Amao is an experienced Corporate Banking and Project Finance Professional, with more than 20 years of banking/finance experience cutting across different industry segments. In the last 20 years, Mr. Amao has been involved in structuring, closing and executing landmark syndicated and bilateral projects/corporate finance transactions for Clients in the Infrastructure and Energy sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Mr. Amao obtained an HND in Accountancy from the Ibadan Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State and then went on to obtain a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
He started his career in the prestigious firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and acquired experience spanning through Corporate & Commercial Banking, Business and Project viability advisory, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Credit Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance amongst others. He has worked in leading banks and rose to Assistant Vice President in the Corporate & Investment Banking Division of Stanbic IBTC Bank where he led a team of Bankers in putting together custom-made financial solutions such as Structured Trade Financing, Working Capital Financing, foreign Currency Hedging etc. for local and multi-national corporates operating in different industries.

Mr. Amao is a fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and is a certified Project Management Professional.

Mr. Amao brings to the Board of Lukefield Finance Company Limited, a wealth of experience that cuts across Assurance, Business Management, Corporate Banking and Financial Advisory. He sits as the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and Board Remuneration & Compensation Committee.

He is also a member of the Board Risk Management Committee and Board Nomination & Governance Committee.

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