Gadol Finance Restructures Management Team

Gadol Finance Company Limited in a bid to establish best practices and growth has announced the restructuring and additions to its management team.
The company, in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Patrick Obi- Akatchak, said the board appointed Olalekan Alabi as the Executive Director, Marketing & Strategy; Head of Credit as Mrs. Iko Achille; Head of Human Resources, Mrs. Seember Shankyula; Head of Legal/Company Secretary, Idongesit Udofia and Head of Information Technology, Olalekan Elisha.
These five appointments has been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr. Philip Ewah was also recently appointed as the Head of Corporate Unit. Aboi John and Edet ita will continue to serve as Head of operations and head internal control respectively.
Prior to his appointment as an Executive Director of Gadol Finance Company, Alabi was a branch Manager in First Bank. He is a thorough – bred and consummate professional with almost two decades of banking experience, having joined FirstBank in 2008.
Achille, is a seasoned professional with over 12 years cognate experience in the financial services Industry. Her experience in the finance industry covers Marketing, Credit and Risk Management.
She started her career in United Bank for Africa Plc in Marketing and Risk Asset generation. She rose to the position of Profit Center Manager. She is an Associate of the Association of Professional Negotiators and Mediators in Nigeria.
Seember, has over a decade experience in Human Resources Management and worked with Rare Virtue Consulting where she gathered and nurtured talents for recruitment. She majors in Management information systems, Human Resources, Branding and Quality Control. She has also created operation manuals for some top companies such as Prime Pharmacy and Northern Rock Engineering.
Udofia, has vast experience in corporate law practice and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on finance and investment law. He has made legal representations in superior courts across Nigeria in disputes relating to credit financing, corporate shareholding, capital markets regulations, contracts, fraud, white-collar crimes, and infrastructure projects.
Elisha was appointed due to his proven track record of applying high-impact technical solutions to major business objectives with the application of proper IT risk controls and standards. His experience spans roles such as technology manager, and lead in various industries such as banking, education and real estate.
The CEO of the firm, in the statement assured shareholders of their commitment to decisions that would upscale and improve its service delivery.
“The institution is growing. We have to continuously evolve and create a structure that will ensure there is proper oversight over the respective units and departments.
“These appointments emphasise the company’s commitment to improving our service delivery. We are focused on improving our efficiency and further strengthening our mission of being a dependable financial partner to our clients, using the extraordinary pool of talent and experience available in the company,” he said.
Speaking on the new appointments, Mr Alabi said, ”We are deeply grateful to the company for the confidence reposed on us. These appointments will greatly assist in the plans to transform the Gadol Finance Company into a truly customer led finance company and the foremost financial institution in Nigeria.
“I am extremely optimistic about the future of the Finance Company, these appointments show the strength of the talent available within Gadol and demonstrate our commitment to institutionalisation. We could not have put together a better Management leadership team.”