Director of Finance and Accounts
Mr. Ayodele Samuel Olatiregun is a multidisciplinary professional with standards of education and training in Accounting, Finance, Investment, and Information Technology (IT). His work experience has spanned several sectors, from Financial Services (Stockbroking, Pension Fund Management, Investment Management and Portfolio Management) to Healthcare Financial Management to Information Technology, to Management Consulting and Audit & Assurance.
He is the newly appointed Director of Finance and Account, for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
Mr. Olatiregun holds a First-Class Honours degree in Applied Accounting from the Oxford Brookes University, U.K. and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK).
He trained as an Audit Trainee with Lemibayo Aro & Co (Chartered Accountants). He later worked at AIICO Pension Managers Limited (Now FCMB Pensions Limited), a Licensed Pension Fund Administrator, as Head Financial Control & Reporting and later Head, Contribution (Operations) and before leaving APML, he was a Senior Research Analyst & Portfolio Manager in the Investment Department (with over 75 billion Pension Assets Under Management).
He then proceeded to become the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at IGI Pension Fund Managers Limited (Now Radix Pension Managers Limited), CFO at Meritex Consulting Limited, CFO at Avon Medical Practice and was the Group Chief Financial Officer at VFD Group Plc. Ayodele is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and has over 28 years’ working experience with over 17 years’ post-professional qualification experience.
Mr. Ayodele Olatiregun has had a diverse career that began as a Computer Technician. He became a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2002, and after a 10-year stint in IT, he made a career change to Accounting and Finance.
He is also an Authorized Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). He is Certified Insolvency Practitioner (CIP) and a member of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN).
Some of his Professional Qualifications & Certificates include;
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Associate Accounting Technician (AAT), Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR), Associate Chartered Stockbroker (ACS), Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), Associate of Business Recovery (ABR), Hon. Fellow Institute of Internal Auditors of Nigeria (FIIAN)(Hon.), Certified and Corporate Financial Manager (FCCM) and Certificate of Honour for Accountability and Transperancy (CHAT).
He also has Industry Expertise that cuts across, Financial Services, Pensions & Insurance, Information Technology and Professional Services.