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United Capital Annual Investors Forum

Lagos, Nigeria, 8, February 2017 – United Capital Plc one of Africa’s leading investment banking group, hosted its Annual Investors forum in Lagos, Nigeria which featured a panel discussion on the 2017 economic outlook for Nigeria. The forum brought investors, shareholder and business leaders together for an in-depth analysis of the current economic climate of the country and identify practical solutions for the way forward.

Panelist included Bismarck Rewane, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives; Bunmi Akinremi, Deputy Group CEO and Managing Director, United Capital Investment Banking; Onari Duke, Managing Partner, Duke and Bob Manuel; and our very own Adetola Fasuyi, Head, Wealth Management, United Capital Plc.

United Capital Plc also launched two new Mutual Funds; The Women for Wealth Fund and The Nigerian Eurobond Fund at the forum. These investment products are designed specifically to meet the diversified investment portfolio needs of indigenous and global clients. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Oluwatoyin Sanni stated at the forum that the mutual Funds enables people to invest in the nation’s capital markets particularly in publicly quoted companies.

Attendees at the investors’ Forum included Yinka Lawal Special Assistant (Investment Management & Risk Analysis) to the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Victor Osadolor , Deputy Group Managing Director , UBA Plc , Rasheed Olaoluwa, former MD, Bank of Industry ( BOI ) Dr Lanalee Araba Sam, MD OBY/GNY & Robotic Surgeon, Hrh Princess Moradeun Adedoyin – Solarin, Broadcast Media Specialist & Girl Child Advocate among others.

Some photos from the event below

United Capital Plc remains committed to achieving its goal of building Africa’s Leading Investment Banking Group and to the continued delivery of service excellence across all of its business units in pursuit of this strategic objectives.

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JOSEPH ONYEMA

Head, Group Enterprise Performance Management
Joseph Onyema
Joseph is the Head, Group Enterprise Performance Management at United Capital Plc.
Over the last 16 years, Joseph has worked with and led teams whose responsibilities cut across a major spectrum of technology transformational and retail growth projects and consultancy. Joining the group in 2017, Joseph started out leading the technology team for 5+ years in the position of the Group, Chief Information Officer, a role in which his focus on execution to reposition the business was exemplary, hence leading to increased digital presence, retail growth and improved revenues, with keen focus on our growth during the COVID-19 pandemic where the business was run totally virtual and saw outstanding growth in customers, revenue and profitability.​
Leveraging on his education, performance, experience and spirit of execution, Joseph transitioned to the Group Head, Enterprise Performance Management, where he brings his analytical and technological prowess coupled with his background in managing teams and businesses to bare in monitoring and tracking business units and employees performances, while helping them to improve in their performance and ensuring the group continues to win in all its endeavours.
Before joining United Capital, Joseph headed the Group Technology Operations at Cordros Capital Limited where he transitioned the business from a High Net-worth Individual (HNI) focused business to retail-focused business with total leverage on technology to drive B2C sales across verticals while exploring new markets and partnerships. Prior to Cordros Capital, he had led the Enterprise & Cloud Services team at Soft Solutions Limited, an IT Consultancy firm with a footprint across 15 Nigerian banks on enterprise security, cloud projects, and consultancy where he developed, deployed, and led support teams to manage several financial and FMCG application suites.
A Tony Elumelu entrepreneur from 2016 before joining the group, and a member of the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma international business honor society, continues to reinvent himself and deliver exceptionally to the United Capital family.