Governance

CHAIRMAN

Mr Tofarati Agusto

Experience
Tofarati Agusto co-founded WSTC Financial Services Limited (WSTC) in 1991 as the pioneer Managing Director. At WSTC, He leads the business on Strategy and long-term client relationship management. Prior to co-founding WSTC, Tofarati Agusto had over 10 years of professional accounting practice and industry experiences with Deloitte and SCOA Nigeria Plc (a quoted French multinational conglomerate).

Current Professional Memberships / Appointments
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers; Board Member, CrusaderSterling Pensions Limited (a Pension Fund Administrator), IBFCAlliance Limited (a Business and Training Consultancy Service Provider), NSE Nominees Ltd (a subsidiary of The Nigerian Stock Exchange) and Day Waterman College.

Past Professional Memberships / Appointments
Alumnus, Yaba College of Technology, Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School; Former Board Member, Agusto & Co Limited (a leading Industry Research and Credit Rating Agency) and Naira Properties Ltd (a subsidiary of The Nigerian Stock Exchange); Former Member of Governing Councils, The Nigerian Stock Exchange and Lagos State University (LASU).

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Governance, Finance & Investment, Financial Advisory, Audit & Compliance, Accounting & Financial Reporting and Risk Management.

Interests
Philanthropy, Languages, Golfing, Entrepreneurship & People Development.

DIRECTOR

Babatunwa Aderinokun

Mr. ‘Tunwa Aderinokun had his secondary school education at the British School of Lome (BSL) where he obtained an I.B. (International Baccalaureate) diploma. He then proceeded to the University of Surrey, Guildford for three years (2003-2006) to study Business Management and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree.

He has worked at KPMG as a financial analyst and is now presently in Real Estate Development at Westfoster Development Company Ltd. 

Member

Funmito Agusto

Mrs. Funmito Agusto’s professional experience in Child Education spans over thirty-five years. She works passionately as a renowned educational consultant.

She is Principal Consultant, Educational-Consulting Associates. She has been involved in the start up and establishment of several schools in southwest Nigeria including Day Waterman College and the Redeemer’s International Schools which she was Head of School/Principal for fifteen years before going into full-time Educational Consultancy.

Mrs Agusto worked prior to this at St Saviour’s School Ikoyi from 1982 to 1993 rising to a senior management position. Funmito Agusto is a graduate of Froebel Institute, London .

Amongst her several educational qualifications, she also holds a University of London Certificate in Education.

MEMBER

Folashade Alli

Mrs. Folashade Alli is the principal partner of Folashade Alli and Associates. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Lagos in 1984 and holds a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) in Corporate and Commercial law from the University College, London in 1987. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985 and then to the English bar in 1990 (a member of the Lincoln’s Inn).

With over thirty-two years’ experience in corporate commercial law practice, Mrs. Alli is well renowned in the corporate world and is qualified to act as a Capital Market Operator by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mrs. Alli has an extensive arbitration practice and is a Chartered Arbitrator with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) (“CIArb”). She has been appointed as a sole arbitrator and chairman of various Arbitral Tribunals in numerous disputes spanning diverse fields of law. 

Mrs. Alli is the former Chairperson of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Legal Practice and she currently serves on the Professional Conduct Committee of CIArb UK.

Mrs. Alli also sits on the Board of Trustees of Afe Babalola University and United Way Greater Nigeria, amongst other organisations and bodies.

Mrs. Alli is a Notary Public and a Nigerian representative at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Paris.

MEMBER

Olatunde Olagbaiye

Mr. Olagbaiye graduated from the University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University) with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Degree) in the Second Class Upper Division in 1980, and a Master of Laws (LL.M Degree) from the University of Lagos in 1984.

He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1981 and was subsequently enrolled as a Barrister & Solicitor and Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2001. He is a Notary Public for both jurisdictions.

He has had extensive and varied experience in law practice as a private legal practitioner, law lecturer (University of Lagos) and also as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. 

He co-authored and co-edited the Digest of Nigeria Supreme Court Cases (a compendium of judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from its inception) published by DSC Publications Ltd.

He is presently the Head of Chambers of Tunde Olagbaiye & Company (Solicitors) and Managing Director of a Lagos-based Human Capital Development consultancy.

Mr. Olagbaiye has, for over 15 years been actively engaged in the training of bankers in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Gambia and Democratic Republic of Congo. He is a Customer Service Trainer certified by the Service Quality Institute, USA.

He holds a Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Law Society of the University of Lagos, Nigeria and National Merit Award of the University of Lagos Alumni Association in recognition of his contribution and commitment to National Development

Member

Howard Bullock

Howard Bullock brings with him a wealth of experience gained from over thirty years in the teaching profession. Howard was educated at Colston’s School, Bristol, before reading French and German at the University of Liverpool.

His teaching career commenced at Loughborough Grammar School and King Edward’s School in Birmingham, after which he held management positions at Bromsgrove School, Solihull School and Doha College in Qatar. Between 2005-18 Howard was Headmaster of Greensprings School Lagos, British International School Lagos, Haileybury Almaty in Kazakhstan, and Tenby School in Malaysia.

Member

Bioye Davies

Bioye is an innovative, passionate and creative events expert with over 25 years’ experience in concept development, branding, public relations, strategic partnerships and client management. She has over the years, developed strong relationships with key stakeholders across the hospitality industry, public and private sectors. With her experience in office administration, human resources, facilities management and media relations, she has worked with multiple teams virtually and in-person to deliver high quality projects, events and media campaigns.

Bioye is currently the Managing Director of Senantra Limited, an Event Management Company, where she uses her imaginative, strategic approach to project management to deliver and create memorable event experiences.

She began her career with Rank Xerox Nigeria in Administration & Marketing in 1992 and later joined Canadian Petroleum in 1998 as the Executive Assistant to the President and Managing Director. At Canadian Petroleum, Bioye was part of the Business Development Team where she displayed her self-starting, organizational and event planning capabilities as she successfully executed the Vision 2010 Oil and Gas Conference, a key event in the oil and gas industry, as well as the Enabling Environment Forum, which created the platform for potential cooperation partners in the oil and gas industry. She also served as the Nigerian Coordinator for the World Petroleum Congress in year 2000.

Before concentrating fully on events management, she was the Administration/Human Resources Manager for Sahara Energy from 2002-2004, where she developed the organizational structure of the company and managed their external and internal public relations.

Bioye holds a Bachelors’ degree in Zoology from the University of Lagos, Nigeria (1989) and a Masters in Business Administration from Delta State University, Nigeria (1992). She is a member of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and has served on the Organizing Committee for the Nigerian Economic Summit for over 20 years. She is currently the Chairperson of the Event Planning and Management Sub-Committee of the yearly Nigerian Economic Summits, a position she has held for the past 10 years. She is also a Trustee of the Inspired Women of Worth (IWOW) Network and Director, Operations of the IWOW Leadership Academy.

Bioye is happily married with a son.

Member

Nihinlola Shonibare

Nihinlola Shonibare B.E.S., M.E.D., RIBA

Nihinlola Shonibare is the Principal of NS Design Consult, an Architectural Practice founded in 1994, and The Origin Design Company, an Interior Design and Retail dealership, both based in Lagos. She graduated in 1986 with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Environmental Design from the University of Lagos School of Architecture.

Mrs Shonibare commenced her career with Towry Coker Associates Lagos, where she worked with a team on various Industrial, Commercial and Residential projects around Nigeria. Some of these milestone Projects includes the Savannah Bank building Broad Street, BCCI head office Victoria Island and residential buildings for UAC in Ikoyi.

In 1988 she headed to the United Kingdom to further her career and sat for professional exams to become a Chartered Architect and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Whilst in the UK she worked as an Architectural Assistant with Circle Architects now part of Clarion Housing Association, John Laing Group and Leslie Fox Albin Architects. She attended a short course in Professional Architectural Practice at the South Bank University.

On her return to Nigeria in 1992, she joined AT Onajide Architects where she was responsible for the layout and planning of the Residential Estates and houses in Lagos and Port Harcourt for Shell Nigeria Ltd.

With over 35 years of experience as an Architect and Interior designer she has created a niche in the creative and design industry. NS Design Consult has undertaken projects in the Commercial, Residential, Hospitality and Landscape industries, with a special focus on Interior Architecture.

Some of the key projects undertaken include Residential houses, Commercial Projects including Factory and Offices for Masterstrokes Ltd, Mabon Petroleum Company, Heritage Bank Head Office Building Ajose Adeogun and WSTC Financial Services Office Ikoyi Lagos. She is currently the Executive Architect and Interior designer for the Yinka Shonibare GAS Foundation Building in Lekki Lagos due to be completed late 2021.

Her passion for Interior Architecture and Design has seen her win the Best Lighting Designer award at the IDAN awards for her work on the Yellow Chilli Restaurants Ikeja and Victoria Island.

Mrs. Shonibare is a keen gardener who loves cooking and a sports enthusiast. She is married to Dr. Ayoola Shonibare and has 3 daughters.