Management Team
Adewale CHAMPION
Ag. Managing Director
Prior to his appointment as the Ag. Managing Director of UTL Asset Management, Adewale was the Sub-Head, Investment & Treasury at UTL Trust Management Services Limited, the parent of UTLAM. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, with a Second Class (Upper Division). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a Certified Management Consultant.
With over 10 years’ cognate experience in the financial services industry, Adewale comes on board with expertise in finance & accounting, capital markets, investment & portfolio management, Treasury management, financial analysis and modelling, project, and public finance management.
In 2018, he was a recipient of the Bloomberg Philanthropies full sponsorship to attend a capacity building programme run by the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South-Africa in collaboration with the Lagos Business School (LBS), Nigeria.
Edgar EBINUM
Head, Investment & Fund Operations
Edgar is the Head of Investment and Fund Operations at UTL Asset Management Limited. Prior to this, he was at various times the Head of Investment Research and Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory at Cowry Asset Management Limited and a Senior Associate, Investment Research & Business Development Manager at CSL Stockbrokers Limited (A subsidiary of FCMB Group). He started his journey in the capital market as an Investment Research Analyst with Diamond Securities Limited (former subsidiary of Diamond Bank Plc) before joining PML Securities Limited as Head of Investment Research.
He has over 17years professional experience in the financial service industry cutting across investment research, market research, corporate finance, asset management, relationship management, and product development. Edgar holds a Bachelor of Technology in Project Management Technology from the University of Technology Owerri and a Certificate in Market & Social Research from the Pan Atlantic University, Lagos.
Simon NWABUDE
Head , Risk & Compliance
With over 17 years of experience across the Nigerian capital markets, Simon is the Risk & Compliance Officer. Prior to joining UTL Asset Management, Simon was Chief Compliance & Internal Control Officer at Capitalfield Asset Management Company Ltd and at various times Chief Compliance officer and Head of Operations at TFS Securities & Investments Co. Ltd.
He is a graduate of Economics from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, an Associate Chartered Stockbroker and a Certified Customer Interaction Professional. He has attended several courses spanning: Enterprise Risk Management, Anti-money Laundering/Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), Risk-based Compliance Monitoring and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Temitope KOLEDOYE
Head, Finance & Performance Measurement
Temitope heads UTL Asset Management Limited’s Finance and Performance Measurement department. He has over 12 years’ experience in the finance, banking, and pension management sectors. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
Temitope, a graduate of Accounting from University of Ado-Ekiti also has an MBA in Financial Management from Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology, Ogbomosho.