Haruna Jalo Waziri has been been appointed MD of CSCS Plc. Prior to his appointment, Waziri was the Executive Director Capital Market Division of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, a position he has held since 2012.
Jalo-Waziri also worked as the MD/CEO, UBA Asset Management Limited from May 2009-July 2012, and MD/CEO UBA Stockbrokers from August 2007-May 2009. His working experience includes stints at also worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Afrinvest West Africa (formerly SECTRUST). Jalo-Waziri commenced his career in the Quotations Department at The Nigerian Stock Exchange. He also worked at Kakawa Discount House Ltd, where he started the Asset Management Department and rose to become Head of Asset Management; the department eventually transformed to become Kakawa Asset Management Limited.
Mr. Jalo-Waziri is a graduate of the University of Maiduguri where he studied Economics as well as the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University where he obtained an MBA specializing in finance. Jalo-Waziri replaces the immediate past MD, Kyari Bukar who stepped down in December 2016.
The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) was established as a Private Limited Liability company on the 29th of July 1992 and commenced business on the 14th of April 1997. The company transmuted to a public company on the 16th of May 2012. CSCS Plc is principally involved in the business of depository, clearing and settling securities traded in the Nigerian Stock market.