Chairperson

Ms. Ngozichukwuka Oluwatoyin Edozien

Ms. Edozien has over 20 years of expertise experience across Private Equity/Venture Capital, Strategy/Business Development and Planning and General Management in multi-national companies in Europe, US and Africa. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Invivo Partners Limited, a firm founded to do principal investing, advisory and operational support of investee companies (SMEs and start-ups).

She served as the Chief Executive Actis West Africa (2009 – 2014). He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa from 2008 to 2009 where she was responsible for developing the business plan for an IFC/BMGF/AfDB sponsored $100m private equity fund/investment company focused on investing in private healthcare businesses in Africa.

She has formerly served as the Regional Director, Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals (PGP), East, Central and Anglophone West Africa; Vice President, PGP Planning and Business Development; and Associate Principal McKinsey & Company, Inc., Paris, France and London, England. Ms. Ngozichukwuka Oluwatoyin Edozien currently serves on the Board of Barloworld PLC, StanbicIBTC (Standard Bank Group of South Africa), Diageo/Guinness Nigeria PLC, Young Presidents’ Organization, African Leadership Network Advisory Council, Cycology Cycling Club of Nigeria (ExCo Member), and Institute of Directors (IOD).

She holds a Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge (1991).

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Gabriel Igbeka

Mr. Igbeka is the Acting Chief Executive Officer of NGX Real Estate (NGX RelCo) Limited. Prior to this role, he served in the Administration Department of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for eight years where he was integral to the efficient running of the organisation’s daily operations. He is an industry veteran with over 40 years’ of experience spanning the financial services industry including the Central Bank of Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Standard Trust bank Ltd, United Bank Of Africa (UBA) Plc, Intercontinental bank Plc/Access bank Plc.

He has 18 years’ cognate experience in Property/Facility Management and is a certified Project Manager. He holds a B.Sc in Economics from the University of Lagos, and an M.Sc in Banking and Finance from the University of Benin.

Independent Non-Executive Director (INED)

Mrs. Aisha Waziri Umar

Mrs. Umar is a Legal Practitioner, Notary Public and Social Entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience across multiple sectors including law, banking, finance, education, public policy and administration.

She is currently consulting for various organisations while a partner at Prodiverse Legal, a law firm in Abuja, Nigeria and Vista Resources, an international business-consulting firm, which provides a wide array of services including strategy development, financial advisory services, project management and scenario planning.

Mrs. Umar is also the founder/CEO of Inara Foundation, a non-governmental organization involved in the education, economic empowerment and the advancement of the social and economic conditions of people in communities affected by violence in North Eastern Nigeria.

She had formerly worked in the State House Abuja in 2011 as Senior Special Assistant to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In this capacity she rendered policy advice and technical support to the Government on matters relating to social and political development.

Mrs. Umar has several years banking experience at FSB International Bank PLC, Lagos, a commercial bank, (now Fidelity Bank) as the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer & Head of Corporate Affairs in charge of the bank’s communication strategy and managing its corporate brand.

She is a Board member, CAPPS Consult, Nigeria; Board member Tethys Nigeria (a geological and petroleum services company) and a Council Member of The Section of Business Law (SBL) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Mrs. Umar holds an L.L.B (Bachelor of Laws) (1987) from University of Buckingham, England, Master of Laws Degree (1989) from University of London, England. She has also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business (2017) from the Oxford University, Said Business School, England.

Independent Non-Executive Director (INED)

Victor Alonge

Independent Non-Executive Director (INED)

Abdullahi Suleiman

Non-Executive Director

Fiona Ahimie

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Gabriel Igbeka

Mr. Igbeka is the Acting Chief Executive Officer of NGX Real Estate (NGX RelCo) Limited. Prior to this role, he served in the Administration Department of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for eight years where he was integral to the efficient running of the organisation’s daily operations. He is an industry veteran with over 40 years’ of experience spanning the financial services industry including the Central Bank of Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Standard Trust bank Ltd, United Bank Of Africa (UBA) Plc, Intercontinental bank Plc/Access bank Plc.

He has 18 years’ cognate experience in Property/Facility Management and is a certified Project Manager. He holds a B.Sc in Economics from the University of Lagos, and an M.Sc in Banking and Finance from the University of Benin.