United Capital Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Leke Ogunlewe as a Non-Executive Director.
Leke Ogunlewe has over 37 years experience in the financial services industry spanning across Financial Advisory Services, Capital Markets, Project Finance, Energy Banking, Retail/Commercial Banking, amongst others. He is a pioneer in the Banking sector for advisory on Mergers and Acquisitions as well as financing of crude oil exports for international oil traders.
Prior to his appointment as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, Mr. Ogunlewe worked at Standard Chartered Bank Group where he retired in 2020 as Head of Global Banking/Corporate and Institutional Banking, Nigeria, with an oversight of West Africa. He was also previously the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Head, Corporate Finance, West Africa at Standard Chartered Capital and Advisory Nigeria Limited.
Mr. Ogunlewe is an alumnus of University of Lagos where he obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration and University of Ibadan where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.