Taiwo Sonola of United Bank for Africa PLC was elected as the President whilst, Aderonke Adetoro of Citibank Nigeria and Abiodun Adebimpe of Standard Chartered Bank were voted in as Vice President and General Secretary respectively. Adebola Lawani of FCMB PLC will serve as the Financial Secretary/Treasurer while Babatunde Majiyagbe and Akeem Oyewale both of Stanbic IBTC Bank are Publicity Secretary / Public Relations Officer and Ex-Officio Member respectively.
In her remarks the President of the association, Mrs. Taiwo Sonola thanked the outgoing Executives for delivering on the mandate of the Association. She also highlighted several achievements of the AACN which included the deployment of the electronic certificate of capital importation (eCCI) in the market, the consistent hosting of an investor conference in the UK where Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) are able to interact with Nigerian regulators and key stakeholders.etc.
The Association is now poised and structured to work with key stakeholders as well as regulators in promoting the efficient deployment of custody services in Nigeria. The AACN as a registered Trade Association with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will continue to regulate and harmonize the activities of her members, enhance the exchange of information for the benefit of members and the industry at large, promote the observance of transparent business practices amongst members, ensure integrity, professionalism and efficiency in the discharge of members’ duties as well as make the market more attractive for investors and facilitate the growth of global best practices in the Nigerian Capital market.
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