Board of Directors

Aderonke Adedeji

Aderonke Adedeji

Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Aderonke Adedeji is a a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Nigeria (FCA), a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Accountants (FCCA) UK and member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
 
She is an accomplished professional with commercial and entrepreneurial acumen acquired over 34 years of well-rounded experience in Banking and Pensions. Goal oriented with proven track record in launching start-ups, building organisations, and achieving corporate growth objectives with focus on creating value for all stakeholders.
 
Mrs Adedeji was was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Leadway Pensure Limited until 2021 where she led the company from start up to become a major Pension Fund Administrator.
 
Prior to that, she was an Executive Director with MBC International Bank, and was at different times responsible for Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Private Banking, Corporate Management, Securities and Portfolio Management.
 
She also set up and had oversight of the Bank’s subsidiaries, which included MBC Securities Limited and MBC Insurance Brokers. She started her banking career with ICON Merchant Bankers where she worked in both Treasury and Corporate Finance Departments and was Head of Capital Issues Division.
 
Passionate about excellence, best practice, and good governance, having served as member of high corporate governance boards and board committees for over 18 years. She has extensive and well-rounded experience in financial services and corporate development.
She has attended top-level executive development courses including: the Chief Executive Program of the Lagos Business School, the High Potential Leadership Program at The Wharton School, the Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice Program at INSEAD Business School, and Corporate Governance program at the Northwestern University USA