Amaka Andy-Azike

Managing Director/CEO

She holds a B.Sc. degree in Sociology/Anthropology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and an MBA degree from the Lagos State University. She has over 27 years work experience in financial Services Sector, working with establishments like Modern Finance, First African Trust Bank, Magnum Trust Bank, Commercial Bank Credit Lyonnais and Fidelity Bank Plc.

Her work experience cuts across Treasury, Credit Administration, Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Pension Administration and Management. She joined Fidelity Pension Managers Limited in 2007.

She is a member of various professional Bodies and Associations. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB), and a Fellow of the Association of Investment Advisers and Portfolio Managers (FIAPM). She is also a member of the Institute of Directors.

She is an alumna of the Harvard Business School, Boston Massachusetts, U.S.A, the Wharton Business School of Pennsylvania, U.S.A, the INSEAD Business School, France and the Lagos Business School.

She is the Company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer.

Donald Onuoha

Group Head, Business Development & Strategy

Donald Onuoha is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, both from the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

He started his professional career as a Business Development Manager with DubCom Limited in October 2004, from where he joined ARM Pension Managers (PFA) Limited in April 2006. He worked with ARM Pension Managers as a Team Lead and thereafter rose to the position of Regional Sales Manager East, a position he led up till September 2017. Donald then got an appointment with Pensions Alliance Limited (PAL Pensions) as Regional Manager, South-South in September 2017 and continued in that role until he joined Fidelity Pension Managers.

He has attended several local and international trainings on investment planning, retirement planning, leadership, business writing and holds a certificate in Financial Planning from Florida State University.

Donald is an Associate of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria and is a Certified Wealth Management Professional.

Noel Orji

Company Secretary | Head, Legal & Corporate Communications

Noel Orji holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State and a Master of Laws from the University of London, UK. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance and Investment at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

He was called to the Nigerian Bar in the year 2007 and has over 13 years post qualification work experience. He had short stints with the Prosecutions Team of the Gombe State Police Command and Messrs. J. Kolchi & Co (a private law firm) before working joining Fidelity Bank Plc, where he worked briefly in the Transaction Services Division.

Thereafter he joined the Legal Services Division of Fidelity Bank where he worked for a number of years in the documentation and litigation groups. He then moved to the Legal Division of Diamond Bank Plc where he handled different responsibilities, such as legal advisory, documentation, risk management and compliance support, culminating with the leadership of the Bank’s litigation team for a period of over five years from January 2013.

Noel is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK.

Austine Ejola

Group Head, Investment

Mr. Augustine Ejola holds a B.Sc. in Accounting from the Lagos State University Ojo, Lagos and has over 15 years hands-on experience in Financial Advisory, Accounting, Stockbroking Operations, Investment Research and Securities Trading with a solid background in bond market strategy, portfolio management and execution.

He was the Head, Strategic Advisory Services of Alpha Morgan Capital Advisory Partners Limited, before that, he was in the Securities Trading & Corporate Finance Department of Planet Capital Limited where he was involved in various forms of Corporate Finance and Financial Advisory transactions. As a senior member of the fixed income/equities team, Augustine had an important role in the development and implementation of fixed income strategy across the team’s product set.

He was also Chief Investment Officer/COO for PML Securities Company Limited, where he was in charge of the seamless execution of the company’s operation. Before then he was Head, Financial Advisory and Securities trading at Strategy & Arbitrage Limited where he was responsible for the management the proprietary fund of the firm.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and a Level 2 Student of the Certified Financial Analyst Institute (CFA).

Emmanuel Emenike

Group Head, Information Technology (IT)

Mr. Emmanuel C. Emenike holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the MaryMount California University.

He worked briefly with Vitafoam Plc, Ikeja as a Researcher and Quality Control Supervisor during his National Youth Service. He then joined Oak Pensions Limited as an Information Technology Officer in June 2008. He became a Senior Information Technology Analyst in March 2011, and was promoted to Assistant manager, ICT in April 2014, a position which he held till June 2017.
In June 2017 Emmanuel was appointed Deputy Manager and Acting Group Head, IT in recognition of his contributions to the development of the ICT infrastructure at Oak Pensions Limited.
He is a Cisco Certified Network Associate and a Cyberoam Certified Network & Security Professional. He has undergone trainings in Project Management (PMP), Oracle (SQL Expert), Design and Implementation of Server Infrastructure (Microsoft Windows).

He joins Fidelity Pension Managers Limited with abundant experience in the pension industry in general and information and communications technology in particular. His technical skills cover a variety of areas including networking, Sybase Database installation and configuration, Microsoft Windows System Configuration, Linux and MS-SQL Database administration.

Vitalis Ike

Group Head, Finance & Admin

Mr. Vitalis Ike is an accounting graduate from the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State. He is also an associate of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers. He has over fifteen years’ experience in financial services. He worked with Belfry Investment and Securities Limited between 2002 and 2008 where he doubled as both company accountant and manager overseeing administration, reporting directly to the Managing Director.

He joined the services of Fidelity Pension Managers Limited as a Senior Pension Executive, in charge of Investment Research & Analysis in August 2008. A position he held until December 2012, when he was appointed to oversee the activities of the Finance and Administration Department.

Olumuyiwa Afolabi

Group Head, Operations

Mr. Afolabi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Ilorin and MBA (Finance) from the Ladoke Akintola University, Oyo State. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) which is the largest multi-disciplinary professional body in Africa, Certified Institute of Cost Management of Nigeria and the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria.

He has over thirteen years’ experience in core areas of Operations in pension administration such as registration, contribution collection, benefits administration and customer relationship management.

He commenced his career with the Group Life and Pension Department of AIICO Insurance PLC in 2002 moving to AIICO Pension Managers Limited in 2005. He left the Collection Contribution Unit under the Operations Department in 2007 to join the pilot staff team of Fidelity Pension Managers Limited (Operations and Information Technology Group at the time).

He has at various times functioned as Head of Contributions and Deputy Head of Operations until 2017 when he was appointed to act as the Head of the Group.

Michael Nwosu

Chief Compliance Officer

Michael Nwosu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Abia State University, and a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

He was called to the Nigerian Bar in the year 2001 and has nearly twenty years of post-call experience. He had stints as an associate at the law firm of C. C Obianyanwu & Co and the National Human Rights Commission, as well as the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Legal and Constitutional Matters, before joining the Pension Industry.

He worked with First Alliance Pension and Benefits Limited (now ARM Pension Managers) and FUG (now Veritas Glanville) Pensions Limited before joining Fidelity Pension. Up until his appointment as Chief Compliance Officer he was Head, MicroPension, where he had the responsibility of implementing the Company’s MicroPension strategy and overseeing the entire MicroPension architecture.

Chuka Nnabuife

Group Head, Risk Management

Chuka Nnabuife holds a Higher National Diploma in Accounting from the Federal Polytechnic, Bida; a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Accounting from the Oxford Brookes University, UK and a Master’s Degree in Accounting from the Birmingham City University, UK.

He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chartered Institute of Management Accountant United Kingdom (CIMA), an Associate Chartered Certified Accountants United Kingdom (ACCA), and a Certified Information System Auditor, (CISA).

He started his professional career as an Audit Senior with Adi Ekwenugo & Co (Chartered Accountants) before working with the Coscharis Group. He briefly served as the Financial Controller in Resources Intermediaries Limited before joining Intercontinental Bank (later Access Bank) where he worked in the Internal Audit Department. He also worked as a Project Manager with J. O. Adidi & Co (Chartered Accountants).

While in the UK, he worked with the Entrepreneurship Project sponsored by the Birmingham City University and as a Financial and Management Consultant with Heritage Accounting Services. Upon his return to Nigeria, he worked as an Application Support Team Member with CWG Plc. and Financial Consultant with Manna Microfinance Bank before joining Fidelity Pension Managers.

Fatai Sobowale

Group Head, Internal Audit & Control

Fatai Sobowale holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, having qualified in the year 2010.

He started his professional career with the firm of Jimoh Abass & Co as an Audit Officer, from where he joined the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). He worked in various capacities in the Power Holding Company before joining Rotimi Olulenu & Co (Chartered Accountants) as an Audit Senior. He was in Rotimi Olulenu & Co until he joined Fidelity Pension Managers in June 2013 as an internal Auditor within the Internal Audit & Risk Management Group.

He was later transferred to the Compliance Department and acted as the Acting Chief Compliance Officer from July, 2018 till his appointment as Head, Internal Audit and Control.