UAC appoints Oriola group finance director

UAC of Nigeria PLC (UAC) has appointed Mr. Ibikunle Ibiyinka Oriola as Group Finance Director.

Mr. Oriola is described as a seasoned professional with 17 years’ experience gained from diverse functional roles spanning finance, strategy, risk management and corporate finance.

He worked as Group Chief Finance Officer (GCFO) of Asset & Resource Management Holding Company Limited (ARM), where he had oversight on the group’s finance function. Prior to that, he was the Group CFO of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria PLC (TRANSCORP) responsible for executing a broad range of finance and ancillary roles.

He has extended corporate finance experience gained as a transaction adviser with Ecobank Capital and KPMG. He was seconded to KPMG UAE for 15 months in 2007 where he worked on several infrastructure finance projects. He also previously worked with Kakawa Discount House (now FBN Merchant Bank).

Mr. Oriola, who holds a BSc Finance from University of Lagos, is an Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) merit award winner.

Ibikunle will deploy his experience to the development and implementation of appropriate finance strategies to uplift productivity and business performance across the UAC Group.