By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc has formally announced the appointment of Mr Mutiu Adekunle Bakare as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
A statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Company Secretary, Helen Iwuchukwu, disclosed that the appointment takes effect from August 7, 2017.
The statement described Mr Bakare as an astute finance professional with over 15 years’ experience in Finance Management.
He began his finance career in Akintola Williams Deloitte and also worked with KPMG Professional Services and Shell Nigeria Closed Pension Fund Administrators Ltd.
The appointee is said to hold first class degree in Accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State; an MBA (with distinction) from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, as well as an M.Sc. in Finance and Investment from the University of Leeds, also in the United Kingdom.
Mr Bakare, according to the statement, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Transcorp Plc expressed confidence that Mr Bakare will bring into the firm, his enormous wealth of financial management experience.
Aduragbemi Omiyale