I call him the strategy grandmaster, and that is not for fun. Years of working with him closely on crisis management and business reengineering projects have convinced me that Olufemi Awoyemi, FCA, is one of Nigeria’s leading strategic data analysts. He has earned that acclaim over the years with strings of top-of-drawer business analyses and strategic inputs yet unmatched by his contemporaries in this part of the world. Olufemi is comfortable with data and strategy the way a fish is comfortable inside water. FA, as he is called by friends, lives, eats, and breathes strategy.
Founder and Chairman of Proshare, he is interested in strategy articulation and execution, market and economic intelligence, future trends, knowledge management, and community development. Proshare is a professional practice focused on delivering research and information services to bridge the gap between investors and markets by delivering credible, reliable, and timely engagements through its service areas – Impact Research, Market Intelligence, Strategic Advisory, Stakeholder Relations & Digital Media.
Its services are designed to ensure data-driven decisions, fact-based interventions, and collaboration with regulators, operators, associations, institutes, and individuals help to facilitate the information needs of a vibrant, productive, and growing Nigerian economy. “We help the marketplace to shape conversations, advocate on key change imperatives and provide evidence-based insights that hold the system accountable in a collaborative manner”, he added.
Professional affiliations
Olufemi Awoyemi is a member of the National Institute and a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, the Institute of Directors, the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. He holds honorary fellowships from the Association of Investment Advisers and Portfolio Managers, Institute of Credit Administration, Business Process Management Institute, and the Institute of Information Management.
He has been able to build a rich portfolio of commercial and management achievements garnered over three decades of progressive responsibility and results with well-known local and international firms. He has a distinguished career of involvement in many initiatives, including services to the Securities & Exchange Commission’s Capital Market Committee (CMC) on FinTech Roadmap for Nigeria; the Institute of Directors (IoD) representative on the National Action Committee (NAC) for the Implementation of AfCFTA.
Other roles with the IoD: Chairman, Financial Services & Capital Markets Committee; Vice-Chairman, Ethics & Governance committee; member, Research & Advocacy Committee, and member strategic implementation committee. Services to the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce include Chairman, Advocacy Committee and Vice Chairman, Publicity & Communications committee; Alumni mentor to the LBS Executive MBA program, and member of the Editorial Board/Peer-Reviewers of the IoD Centre for Corporate Governance.
His commitment to service has inspired Proshare’s growth and evolution into a professional services firm of repute over the last decade, earning both national and international recognitions, viz: FintechNG 2018 Service to Market award, CFI.co 2014 award for the “Best Capital Markets Solutions Team – Nigeria 2014”, Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBBC) Rising Star Award for 2014, and International Finance Magazine (IFM) “Most Innovative Capital Market Service Team, Nigeria 2015”, among others.
Education
National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos (mni, 2021); Lagos Business School (Advanced Management Programme, 2000); De Wits University, S/Africa (Senior Management Development Programme, 1998); Ogun State University (Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Accounting, 1988)
Career Path
Chairman, Proshare (2006 till date); previously founding MD/CEO; Managing Director, Media Partners (2002 – 2006); Head Treasury & Planning, British American Tobacco (2001 -2002); Lead, Strategy Consulting, Change Management Associates (2000 – 2001); Senior Manager, Strategy & Reputation Management, Fountain Trust Bank (1999-2000); Senior Consultant, Strategy Group, Phillips Consulting (1998 – 1999); Manager/Divisional Accountant, Pera Beam (1996 – 1997); Manager, Finance & Company Accounts, Eterna Oil & Gas Co.(1993 – 1996); General Manager, Finance & Investments, Space Ventures Ltd (1992 –
1993); Asst. Officer, Financial Control, Midas Merchant Bank (1991 – 1992); Trainee Accountant, Coopers & Lybrand (1989- 1991).
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