A seasoned banker and administrator, he obtained a Masters in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing (MBA, Marketing) from Paris Graduate School of Management, France and holds an Advanced Diploma from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State in Management with specialization in Business Administration. He also studied at The National School of Salesmanship, Manchester, England where he obtained a Diploma in 1983.
He qualified as Associate member (ACPA) of the Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration of Nigeria (CILGPAN) in 2004 and was awarded full membership grade (MCPA) in 2009. He is also a registered member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) since 1982.
Prior to Certified Investment Company, he had a fulfilled banking career spanning over 20 years with Savannah Bank of Nig. Plc covering various departments including Operations, Computer and Sundry Audit; International Merchant Bank (IMB) as a Funds Processor in the Pay & Receive Intl Unit; Ecobank-Nigeria Plc as Treasury Officer, Foreign Operations Head, Internal Controller, Branch Manager and Commercial Banking Credit & Marketing Officer amongst others and Ecobank-Guinea Sarl, Conakry where he held the position of the Country Treasurer.
He also had a successful Strategic Planning & Project Consulting (including Bank Establishment in the Republic of Sao Tome & Principe; Furniture Importation & Marketing; Bidding for the Oil Blocks in the Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ) in the Gulf of Guinea in 2003) with the Multitrade Marketing Group, Victoria Island, Lagos.
He has attended various professional and management courses and workshops in banking operations, credit, and finance and treasury management. He is married with children.
Yemi attended the University of Leicester, England where he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Management. He is a registered member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) UK.
His working experience covered Berger Paints Plc where he rose up the hierarchy of the Asst. Manager (Process Control) before proceeding to London, England to develop the funds transfer services of Certified Investment Company. He also worked at Tesco Stores U.K Plc as a Store Manager and Southern Railways UK Ltd as an Assistant Station Manager.
He is married with children.
