Autor: Joseph Kolawole Okunato

OKUNATO, JOSEPH KOLAWOLE Skill Set/Expertise: Organizational Dynamics Position/Present Duty: Principal Partner, Kolawole Okunato and Company Qualifications: • Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, (ACIB). London, 1981 • Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, (ACIS). 1982; • Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (ACA). 1990; • Master of Science, (M.Sc.) Banking and Finance (University of Ibadan), 1989 with the following Prizes: o Best Student in Economic Theory and Policy, and o Best Class Student • Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, (FCIB). 2008; • Member Grade, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, (MCIArb) London UK. 2013 Experience: • Banking: I worked in all areas of Banking Business for a period spanning about 30 years, in Retail, Commercial, and Operations business units in Commercial and Merchant Banking. Some of the Strategic Departments I was Head include International Operations, Credit Compliance, Credit Appraisal, Commercial Treasury, Consumer Banking, Debt Recovery, Commercial & Retail Banking, Inspectorate as Chief Inspector, Regional Business Executive in charge of Federal Capital Territory and North Central, and Regional Director for Federal Capital Territory. I was the Group Head of Banking Operations overseeing E-Banking Operations, Branch Banking; Domestic and International Banking operations of Intercontinental Bank Plc. Other Banks I worked with were Union Bank of Nigeria Plc., Devcom Merchant Bank Ltd, Equitorial Trust Bank Ltd, and Gateway Bank Plc. • Media: I was the Pioneer Chief Finance Officer/Assistant General Manager of Daar Communications Plc., operators of Ray Power Radio and AIT. I had the privilege of setting up the Accounting System, Credit Control function; installed the Accounting Software (Dac Easy), and managed the Loan Consortium Syndicate, among other Financial Functions, reporting to the Board of Directors • Capital Market Operations: I worked with Kinley Securities Limited (A Member of the Nigeria Stock Exchange) as the Head of the Corporate Finance Department. I had the privilege of setting up the Corporate Finance Department, developed the clientele base, and supervised the marketing and sales force of the company. • Publications: ‘The Market Structure of Merchant Banks in Nigeria’ The University Banker, 1990; Conquering Fear, 2000; ‘Term of Trade’ in International Banking’, Business Examinations Guide, 2002; Sin of Unbelief, 2014; and International Finance, The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, 2015