Toyin Sanni

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Oluwatoyin Sanni
University of Ife, University of Lagos, (Harvard Business School), (Lagos Business School Pan-Atlantic University), (IESE Business School)]
Occupation(s)Investment Banker, Lawyer, Chartered Secretary, Stockbroker, and Author
Known forFounder/Group CEO at Emerging Africa Capital
ChildrenThree[1]
Websitewww.emergingafricagroup.com

Oluwatoyin Sanni or Toyin Sanni is a Nigerian investment banker, lawyer, chartered secretary, stockbroker, and author.[2] In June 2018, she resigned from United Capital.[3] where she was Group CEO for over four years and in July 2018, she became the CEO of Emerging Africa Capital [4]

Early life and education

Sanni was born in 1965

University of Ife at the age of 18 (in 1984[3]) after which she bagged a BL from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos. She later attended the University of Lagos where she got her master's degree.[6] Sanni attended Harvard Business School Executive Education, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University CEO Program and IESE Business School Chief Executive Program.[7]

Awards

2017 was a good year for Toyin. Firstly, she won the All African Business Woman of the year,

Forbes Africa
. Toyin won the Pearl Awards CEO of the Yearaward, making her the first woman to win it in the 22-year history of the award.

The Pearl Awards are given to Nigeria's leading companies and Sanni's company took five awards including the top award of "The Pearl" - Overall Best Company. The other four awards won were, CEO of the year, Corporate Governance award, Highest Dividend Yield and Sector award for Non-bank Financial services company.[8]

Also in 2017 her daughter (Oluwatoni Sanni) graduated with a first class from the University of Bristol.[9]

Her other awards include BusinessDay NSE Top 25 CEO Award British Award for African Development- BRAAD Award, HEIRS Person of the Year 2015, Women4Africa Award, Fellow, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, FCS amongst others.[5]

Roles

Sanni sits on the board of EAC Advisory Limited, EAC Trustees Limited, Emerging Africa Asset Management Limited,

Trancsorp Plc, PEARL Awards and NEPAD Business Group Nigeria.[10] She is an adviser to the micro banking company Mamamoni[11] the company founded by Nkem Okocha. Sanni is in 2020 Chief Executive Officer of Emerging Africa Capital.[12] She was the founder in 2016 and chairperson of Women in Finance ng (WIFng),[13]
a not for profit organization focused on advocacy for Nigerian women in the finance sector.

Private life

Sanni got married when she was 25 and has three children with her husband.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Oluwatoyin Sanni: We Can Determine Our Future If We Set Clear Objectives". THISDAYLIVE. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  2. ^ "Oluwatoyin Sanni". Culture Intelligence from RED. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. ^ a b Ohwovoriole, Onome (2018-06-11). "Toyin Sanni United Capital Group CEO confirms resignation". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  4. ^ "Oluwatoyin SANNI". The AFRICA CEO FORUM 2020 (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  5. ^ a b Olatunji, Kehinde (26 May 2018). "Toyin Sanni: Every woman should be financially literate". guardian.ng. The Guardian (Nigeria). Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Bloomberg Toyin Sanni". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  7. ^ "Oluwatoyin F Sanni: Towering on high Terrains". Amazons Watch Magazine. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  8. ^ Ohwovoriole, Onome (2017-11-29). "United Capital sweeps this year's PEARL Awards". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  9. ^ says, Sweetheart (2018-01-15). "Daughter of AABLA Business Woman of the year, Toyin Sanni graduates with 1st Class at University of Bristol". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  10. ^ "http://nepadbgng.org/" links to "Fake Rolex" page
  11. ^ Kuan, Ho Yun (2019-06-27). "Toyin Sanni CEO of Emerging Africa Group". The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  12. ^ "Emerging Africa Group...Your preferred growth partner". Emerging Africa Capital Group. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  13. ^ "Home". Women in Finance Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

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