New ISSA OC Member – CSCS Nigeria

Onifade Femi will take on the role as OC Member representing Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS), Nigeria.

In his current role as the Chief Strategy Officer of CSCS Nigeria, Femi Onifade is responsible for strategy and business transformation, with the overall goal of ensuring organizational effectiveness, as well as business model innovation & sustainability.

His career experience covers Capital Markets and Financial Services – spanning Business Start-up and Transformation, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Finance, Deal Origination and Structuring, Product Development, Business Development, Securities Market Structure Design and Implementation, Treasury, Risk Management, Structured Products, Investment Management and Fund Advisory, Securities Trading, Process re-engineering and Project/Programme Management.  

Prior to joining the CSCS Plc, he was the Ag. Divisional Head – Trading Business and Head, Secondary Markets at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), with responsibility for the Exchange’s Trading Business Division.

Femi is a Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) certified Financial Risk Manager, a Microsoft Certified Professional and a graduate of the University of Lagos in the field of Pure and Applied Mathematics.