OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors is comprised of experienced professionals in the Financial Services Industry with impeccable Character and sound business acumen. They are:
Tunde Adaramaja
FCA, FCIT, CFA, MBA
Tunde Adaramaja is a seasoned chartered accountant with over 30 years of professional experience in accounting, auditing and business consulting…
Mr. Babafemi Lawal
FCIB, MBA
Mr. Babafemi Lawal is presently the CEO of Synergon Infrastructure Limited. He brings to the Board a cumulative of over 25 years of professional…
Mr. Olusola Dada
ACA, MBA
Sola brings to the Board of Sovereign Finance Ltd., significant wealth of experience in Finance and investment well over 20 years…
Mrs. Yejide Omotayo
BSC, MBA
Mrs. Omotayo is a seasoned Banker of well over 20 years of experience. She is presently the CEO of Swift Movers Limited…
Mr. Oluwafemi Okusanya
FCIB, MBA
Oluwafemi Okusanya is presently General Manager/COO of Sovereign Investments Limited, an affiliate Company of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc…
OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mr. Oluwafemi Okusanya
FCIB, MBA
Oluwafemi Okusanya is presently General Manager/COO of Sovereign Investments Limited, an affiliate Company of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc…
Mr. Olusola Dada
ACA, MBA
Sola brings to the Board of Sovereign Finance Ltd., significant wealth of experience in Finance and investment well over 20 years…
Ms Olajumoke Muftau
Head, Human Resources & Administration
Olajumoke is the Head, Human Resources and Administration. She has over 16 years of experience in HR & Administration.
Mr Jonah Aniemeka
Head, Credit & Structured Products
Jonah Aniemeka is an experienced banking and financial services professional with over 16 years of demonstrated work history in the financial services industry…
Tunde Adaramaja is a seasoned chartered accountant with over 30 years of professional experience in accounting, auditing and business consulting. A certified forensic accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He started his professional accounting career with BDO Balogun Badejo & Co. Chartered Accountants in 1988 where he acquired the much needed first hand industry-specific expertise that propelled him through a fulfilling career pursuit.
He is the founder of TAC Professional services in 1999 and has led the firm to high profile Audit, Forensic, Taxation, Business Consulting & Advisory assignments covering all sectors of the economy; growing the firm to be one of the most visible professional practice firms in Nigeria.
He is also the founder and Chief Executive of ITC Advisory Services a major Internal Generation Revenue (IGR) Advisory/Consulting Company that works with State governments in enhancing Internally generated revenue. Mr Tunde Adaramaja seats on the board of companies in various sectors of the economy and has led several strategic initiatives in Corporate Governance. Tunde is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). He is a Certified Forensic Accountant (CFA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner; He also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School and has attended various conferences both locally and internationally.
Mr. Babafemi Lawal is presently the CEO of Synergon Infrastructure Limited. He brings to the Board a cumulative of over 25 years of professional experience in Corporate Finance and Investment management. He was formerly Head of Sales and Business Distribution at Kedari Capital Limited and was Regional Advisory Executive of International Finance Corporation (The Private Arm of the World Bank Group).
Sola brings to the Board of Sovereign Finance Ltd., significant wealth of experience in Finance and investment well over 20 years. He was the Founder and Managing Director/CEO of Opexcorp Investments Limited. Before founding Opexcorp; he was Head of Investment Management Division at Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, a leading insurance Company, with vast interest in Insurance Underwriting in Nigeria. He is a well-grounded finance professional with vast experience in business and Project finance, financial engineering and business incubation. He is well versed in financing activities particularly in areas covering Savings and Investments, Loans origination and syndication, as well as Money and Capital markets transactions. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and an Alumnus of the Prestigious Lagos Business School. He has attended key management and professional training programs in Nigeria and overseas in areas covering Financial Services intermediation, Portfolio Management, Business process re-engineering and Leadership.
Mrs. Omotayo is a seasoned Banker of well over 20 years of experience. She is presently the CEO of Swift Movers Limited. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the prestigious University of Lagos and she has attended several trainings in Business leadership, personnel management and financing both Home and abroad
Oluwafemi Okusanya is presently General Manager/COO of Sovereign Investments Limited, an affiliate Company of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc. He is a Financial services specialist with wide ranging experience in structured and pecialized finance, corporate and investment banking, credit analysis and management, asset-backed financing and leasing, experte in micro finance banking operations and management, credit/business risk identification analysis and mitigation. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and he holds a Master of Business Administration from the Prestigious University of Lagos. He brings to the Board a wealth of experience spanning over 30 years of professional practice.
Barnabas Okwudibie is a seasoned professional of more than 16 years’ experience spanning Customer Retention Strategy, Sales Strategy & Management, Credit Risk Management, and Business Relationship Management. He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Education) degree in Mathematics in 2002 from the Delta State University, Abraka. He went on to obtain a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Delta State University, Abraka in 2012, he is a fellow of the Institute of Professional Managers & Administrators of Nigeria (FIPMAN), of the Institute of Credit Administrators (FICA) and the Chartered Institute of Loans and Risk Management of Nigeria (FCILRM), and an associate of the Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered). Barnabas started his career in 2004 and has gained diverse work experience in various sectors including security consulting, commercial banking, insurance, and fintech such as Renmoney MFB Limited as Head, Direct Sales before joining Sovereign Finance Limited as Divisional Head, Retail & Business Expansion. He has attended various sales, leadership, and business strategy courses in Nigeria and oversees.
Jonah Aniemeka is an experienced banking and financial services professional with over 16 years of demonstrated work history in the financial services industry. He gained these experiences working in credit, commercial and consumer banking units of commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions.
He is a strong Credit Risk Management and Business Relationship Management professional with a Masters degree (MBA) in financial management. He started his career as a Credit analyst in FSB International bank Plc in 2004. He later moved to Fidelity bank Plc in 2006 to 2016 as a Credit and Business Relationship manager. He worked/managed a finance/micro credit firm as a manager in charge of Credit, Enterprise Risk Management and Business development between 2016 and 2019. He also worked with Royal Exchange Finance Company Ltd; a subsidiary of the Royal Exchange Plc group in 2019 as Head of Credit before joining Sovereign Finance Ltd as Head, Credit & Structured Products in April 2020.
He has MBA in Financial Management from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso in 2010 and a B.Sc degree in Physics from Delta State University, Abraka in 2002. He is a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), a full member of the Institute of Credit Administration (ICA) and a Member of the Institute of Strategic Management.
Olajumoke is the Head, Human Resources and Administration. She has over 16 years of experience in HR & Administration.
Olajumoke joined Sovereign Finance Limited in March 2020 to lead the Human Resources and Administrative Division. Prior to joining Sovereign Finance Limited, she worked at Corona Schools’ Trust Council where she led the Compensation & Benefits, Tax Administration and Statutory Matters.
Olajumoke started her career with the First Bank Group, she joined FBN Merchant Bankers in 2000 and proceeded to First Bank of Nigeria Plc in 2005. In 2007 she joined FBN Capital Limited now FBNQuest Merchant Bank in different HR functions. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the University Of Bradford School Of Management, Bradford, United Kingdom. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), United Kingdom, and a member of Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Our products and services
PayDay Loan
Payday Loan for workers in public and Private Sector against their salary repayable over 3 months
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Business Loan
Also known as Short Term Borrowings for SMEs, this loan is accessbile by any registered business.
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Target Investment Plan
s-FIP is tailored to customer cash-flow like salary or periodic business income and it cut across all classes of people.
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Sovereign Call Account
Sovereign Call Account is a high yield Investment that allows customers access to their accounts at any given time.
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