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Our Board comprises experienced business leaders with an outstanding track record of success in various industries.
Gbemisola Femi-Ademola
Non-Executive Director
Gbemisola Femi-Ademola is an accomplished Chief Operating Officer, Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), and Change Management Practitioner with over a decade of experience driving operational transformation within the financial services and corporate advisory sectors.
Gbemisola combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise in Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies to help organizations eliminate operational waste, boost efficiency, and secure large-scale funding.
Throughout her career, she has successfully bridged the gap between complex business needs and technology. Her standout achievements include pioneering a paperless expense processing infrastructure across 280 banking locations to save $750,000 annually, and auditing back-office operations to identify 34 distinct processes optimized for Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
As a versatile leader, she smoothly transitions between high-level executive strategy such as advising state governments on securing institutional funding from the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and hands-on product management, where she builds wireframes, maps user stories, and leads cross-functional development teams.
Her strong practical background is reinforced by an advanced academic foundation, including a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Obafemi Awolowo University, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ado-Ekiti, and Graduate Certificates in both Project Management and Human Resources Management from Humber College in Ontario, Canada.
Busola Adeboyega
Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Busola Adegboyega is a graduate of Management and Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. She started her banking career with United Bank for Africa Plc as Customer Service Officer and Relationship Management. She thereafter joined Zenith Bank Plc as part of the pioneer team that set up E-Business department of the bank. She was part of the team that started the e-business transformation journey of the bank in early 2000. She left the services of Zenith Bank Plc to join Spring Bank Plc (now part of Heritage Bank Limited) in the E-business department of the bank.
She left banking career to Cavari Capital Limited as Co-founder providing strategy, business support and advisory services to clients. Busola holds the UK Investment Management Certificate, and she is a member of CFA Society UK.
Adeolu Akinyemi
Non-Executive Director
Adeolu Akinyemi is a Personal Development Trainer, a Financial and Business Intelligence Coach, a 10X Consultant, Human Resources expert, Blockchain enthusiast, Entrepreneur, Networker, Nation Builder and a passionate disciple of Jesus Christ. Adeolu’s career and business exposure extends over multiple spheres, multiple countries, multiple organisations, multiple awards and about 2 decades. As a trainer, coach and consultant, Adeolu Akinyemi has interfaced with over 500,000 people in over 10 countries across 500 different organisations ranging from SMEs to Blue Chips to Non-Governmental Organisations and Government agencies. He currently oversees Coach B and Stewards a training outfit, as its Principal Consultant.
As an Entrepreneur, he is on the board of a number of companies. He is currently the Group MD of A2W Group, and provided leadership for the organisation to take a local herbal bitters through a 300X growth in 2 years.
Ariyo OYEDUNTAN
Non-Executive Director
Ariyo Oyeduntan is a distinguished banking and financial services executive with over two decades of experience in Nigeria’s financial sector. With a track record spanning operations, internal control, compliance, and risk management, he has held leadership roles across commercial banking and microfinance institutions.
He served as Head of Internal Control at several microfinance banks, including Asha Microfinance Bank, where he implemented effective compliance systems and ensured regulatory alignment with CBN directives. Prior to that, he held key operational roles at LAPO Microfinance Bank and Fortis MFB, where he supervised core banking operations and strengthened branch-level performance and financial accountability.
His robust understanding of banking operations, coupled with his strategic oversight skills, makes him a valuable contributor to governance and risk frameworks. He is particularly skilled in fraud prevention, process auditing, policy development, and ensuring transparency across financial institutions.
Oyeduntan holds an HND in Accounting, professional certifications in banking compliance and operations, and has attended multiple trainings in risk-based auditing and corporate governance.
As a board member of Whitecrest Partners Limited, he brings a wealth of hands-on experience, operational excellence, and a deep commitment to strengthening trust, efficiency, and regulatory compliance across all levels of the organization.
Israel Ojile, ACA ACS
Non-Executive Director
Israel Ojile is a Chartered Accountant, Management expert, Stockbroker and Authorized Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange with over twenty-five years post qualification working experience cutting across audit and assurance, banking (investment and retail) assets/portfolio management, stockbroking, Insurance (brokerage and underwriting; life and general business), consulting; amongst others.
Mr Ojile work with Tajudeen Badejo & Co. (Chartered Accountants) as Senior Director (2018 – date) and has been actively involved in some strategic projects of the firm, which include, though not limited to Nigeria Electricity
Transmission Project (NETAP), Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project (NEGIP), Ecowas-Regional Electricity Access Project (EREAP) – (Phase 1) which are world bank assisted projects.
Mr. Ojile was also engaged with Amedu Onekpe & Co. (Chartered Accountants) as Associate Consultant (May 2016 – Dec 2017). Amedu Onekpe& Co is a medium sized firm based in FCT, Abuja; with specialty in Agro business consultancy, Financial and Management consultancy, Business Process Optimization, Tax; amongst many others, aside from the traditional role of Statutory and Special audits and Accountancy services. The clientele base of Amedu Onekpe & Co is drawn from both public and private sector, with service experience cutting across different segments of the economy, ranging from the extractive industry, (Oil & Gas and Solid Minerals), Agriculture, Banking, Finance, Aviation, Tax, Research to Human Capacity Development. Israel has been actively involved in all the engagements of the Firm
Israel is a graduate of Accountancy from Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; Associate, Chartered Institute Stockbrokers; Authorized Dealing Clerk of the Nigeria Stock Exchange; and Professional Manager, Nigeria Institute of Management. He has attended several seminars and trainings, locally and abroad.
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