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The United Kingdom-based Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), has congratulated the newly elected President of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS). Mr Oluropo Dada, who is also a member of the global professional body.
Kernel of the News
– The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), has elected a core finance professional, Mr. Oluropo Dada, as its 13th President and Chairman of the Governing Council last week.
– Dada’s election was announced in a statement, signed by the Institute’s Registrar and Chief Executive , Mr Josiah Akerewusi, after the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
– The Institute’s former 1st Vice President, succeeded the Immediate Past President (IPP), Mr. Oluwole Adeosun, whose tenure was characterized by many laudable achievements. Under the new change of baton, the Institute’s 2nd Vice President, Mrs Fiona Ahimie, has also emerged the 1st Vice President.
What CISI UK says about Dada’s Election
On its corporate LinkedIn, the global professional body for securities and investment, described Dada’s election as a honour, that one of its members in the Nigeria has been elected to lead the Institute of Stockbrokers.
” Many congratulations from all of us at the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (The CISI) to Mr Oluropo Dada on his appointment as 13th President and Chair of the Govering Council of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS). It is an honour to have a CISI member leading the CIS, an important partner for the work we do for member professionalism in Nigeria.”
Profile of the new CIS Boss
The new President of the Institute, Mr Oluropo Dada, is an accomplished chartered stockbroker, of over three-decade, consummate banker, and a Dealing Clerk of The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (FCS) where he served as Second and First Vice President respectively. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB).
Dada graduated from Leeds Business School of Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Corporate Governance. Before this, he was at the University of Lagos between 1985 and 1988 where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and later earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA). He is also a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (MCSI), United Kingdom as well as the Chartered Institute of Directors, (C-IOD), Nigeria.
Dada was a former member of the Senior Management Staff of Marina International Bank Limited, which later merged with Access Bank Plc, where he doubled as Group Head,Capital Market Division, and General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of Marina Securities Limited, now part of Coronation Securities Limited. He is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Network Capital Limited, a Dealing License Holder of the Nigerian Exchange Limited. His work experience covers Stock broking, Issuing House Activities, Credit Appraisal, Accounting, Investment Advisory Services, and General Administration.
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