CFO Award to honoured tax guru, Taiwo Oyedele

…Releases final nominees list with new categories

Organizer of CFO Award has released final nominees list for the 2nd Nigeria Award. The final list was released by the 2016 edition Panel of Judges after a conscientious exercise of picking the bests out of the best. The Awards is scheduled to hold at Lagos Oriental Hotel Lekki on the 19th of November 2016.

According to the organizer of the Award, Tax Leader Pwc, Taiwo Oyedele will be honored with Tax Personality of the Year.

CFOs of Banking, Insurance, ICT, Oil and Gas, Pension, Healthcare and many more industries are vying for one award or the other. These are listed on the awards website www.nigeriacfoawards.com.

The prestigious award which is in its second year will showcase excellence and honour exceptional top financial executive who have helped their companies reach enviable heights.

This year, Nigeria 2nd CFO Awards 2016 will accommodate new categories like Financial Software Provider of the Year, Tax personality of the year and Public Sector CFO of the year.

According to the CEO of InstinctWave, award organiser, Mr Akin Naphtal, with the current economy recession and financial instability in the country, the role of CFOs has become more strategic and financial experts have a vivacious role to play in creating viable businesses and profitability for their organisations.

The Award night is a platform to entertain top outstanding financial experts who have helped enhanced the image of their organization and significantly contributed to the country’s economy.

Nominees

CFO OF THE YEAR: BANKING
Ugo Nwaghodoh, Chief Financial Officer, UBA
Oluseyi Kumapayi, CFO, Access Bank
Stanley Amuchie, CFO, Zenith Bank
Adebanji Adeniyi, CFO Guaranty Trust Bank

CFO OF THE YEAR: INSURANCE
Rashidat Adebisi, Chief Financial Officer AXA Mansard
David Onilado, Chief Finance Officer Leadway
Ayodele Bamidele, Chief Financial Officer AIICO Insurance
Ademola Ajuwon, Chief Financial Officer, Custodian and Allied Insurance
Olayiwola Olabisi, Chief Financial Officer Law Union & Rock Ins.

CFO OF THE YEAR: FOOD/BEVERAGES
Mr. Mark P. Rutten, Finance Director Nigeria Breweries
Mrs. Adeboye Oyeyimika, Finance and Strategy Director, Cadbury/Kraft Foods West Africa
Adesola Sotande-Peters, Chief Financial Officer Unilever
Syed Saiful Islam, Head of Finance & Control, Nestle Nigeria
Seye Dosunmu, CFO, Coca Cola Nigeria

CFO OF THE YEAR: CONGLOMERATES
Diana Nwajiaku- Smart, Chief Financial Officer Sahara
Richard E Turner, Group Chief Financial Officer Jagal Group
Abdul Bello, Chief Financial Officer UAC
Tajudeen Sijuade, Chief Financial Officer Dangote Group
Ibikunle Oriola, Chief financial Officer, Transcorp
Jerome Desta Das, Executive-Director (Financial Operations), Churchgate Group

CFO OF THE YEAR PHARMACEUTICALS/HEALTHCARE
Oludare Adanri, Chief Financial Officer, Fidson Healthcare
Ayodeji Aboderin, Financial Controller May & Baker Nigeria
D. Verma, GM Financial Controller Swiss Pharma Nigeria
Jonathan Murray, Finance Director, GlaxoSmithKline Nigeria

CFO OF THE YEAR INVESTMENT BANKING
Bidemi Oni, Chief Financial Officer Chapel Hill Denham
Arthur Oginga, Head Of Finance Stanbic, IBTC Asset Management
Sunny Anene, Group Chief Financial Officer, United Capital Plc
Willem Richard, Chief Financial Officer RMB

CFO OF THE YEAR: TELECOM
Olawole Obasunloye, CFO Etisalat Nigeria
Babatunde Dada, Chief Financial Officer MainOne
Oluseyi Olanrewaju, CFO, Vodacom Business Nigeria
Sreedhar Krishna Menon, Chief Finance Officer, Airtel Nigeria

CFO OF THE YEAR: ENERGY, OIL & GAS
Femi Adeyemo, Chief Financial Officer, Oando
Roger Thompson Brown, Chief Financial officer, Seplat
Julius Omodayo Onotuga, Group Chief Financial Forte oil
Mr. Wilfred Konde, Executive Director Finance, Total Nigeria
Funmi Akande, CFO, Siemens Nigeria

CFO OF THE YEAR: ICT
Obianuju Ejeh Nnabuife, Chief Financial Officer, CWG
Bimpe Olaleye, Chief Financial Officer, IPNX
Williams Adeyemi, GM Finance & Account, Swift Networks
Peter O Toole, Chief Financial Officer Interswitch

CFO OF THE YEAR: LOGISTICS/TRANSPORT
Auwalu Badamasi Babura, ED, Finance and Administration, Redstar
Nancy Umole, CFO, Maersk Nigeria

CFO OF THE YEAR MEDIA/BROADCAST
Folashade Odusanya, Chief Financial Officer Business Day
Moses Babalola, Executive Director Finance Insight Communications
Lanre Shoyomi, Finance Director, DDB

INVESTMENT BANK OF THE YEAR
Stanbic IBTC Asset Management
RMB
FBN Quest
Chapel Hill Denham
United Capital

BUSINESS BANK OF THE YEAR
Access Bank Plc
First Bank of Nigeria Plc
Diamond Bank Plc
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Stanbic IBTC Bank Ltd

FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Precise Financial Systems (PSF)
Agile Financial Technologies
Sage Software
Fasyl Technology Group

CFO OF THE YEAR: PENSION
Onyilokwu, Andrew Ochofie , Head, Finance Trustfunds Pensions
Mr. Abayomi Adesope, Head, Finance, LeadWay Pensure
Godwin Onoro, ED, Finance and Operations, Pal Pensions
Kolawole Balogun, Head, Financial Control, Crusader Sterling Pensions

CFO OF THE YEAR: AGRO-ALLIED
Femi Agbaje, Chief Financial Officer, Notore
Shalewa Sholola, Chief Financial Officer IITA
Gideon Femi Ogudu, Finance Controller Livestock Feeds

BEST SME SUPPORTING BANK OF THE YEAR
Fidelity Bank
Access Bank
Heritage bank
Stanbic IBTC
Sterling Bank

PUBLISHERS CHOICE
• TAX PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
• OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCE
• INDUSTRY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
• YOUNG CFO OF THE YEAR
• FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
• PUBLIC SECTOR CFO OF THE YEAR AWARD
• FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
• WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCE
• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD