The Board of United Capital Plc (UCAP) has today announced the appointment of Ms Tokunbo Ajayi to the Board, as a Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.
This is according to a notice signed by the company’s secretary, Leo Okafor, and made available on the website of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).
Until her recent appointment, Ms Ajayi was the MD/CEO of United Capital Trustees Limited.
About Ms Tokunbo Ajayi
Tokunbo Ajayi is a financial industry expert with over three decades of experience specifically in the trusteeship space. She qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1986 and obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile Ife in 1985. She is also an Alumna of Philips Consulting, South Africa Senior Management Programme, and the Columbia Business High School High Impact Leadership Programme.
Ms. Ajayi is a member of various prestigious bodies, including; The Nigerian Bar Association, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, the Business Recovery & Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN), Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria, and the Nigerian Institute of Management and British Council.
In 2014, she was awarded the Business Excellence Award by the African Business Forum in the United Kingdom as well as the African Entrepreneurship Award in 2018 by the Voice Achievers Awards in the Netherlands.
United Capital Plc is a leading financial services group in Africa focused on leveraging technology to empower businesses, individuals, and governments. It offers wide range of financial services like Investment Banking, Asset Management, Trusteeship, Securities Trading, Wealth Management, and Consumer Finance.
