A Fusion of Expertise and Passion
At Moneda Africa, our success stems from a talented, dedicated team committed to transforming Africa’s economy. With expertise in finance, commodity trading, and sustainable development, we deliver innovative solutions while fostering strong partnerships and collaboration.
Advisory Board (Chairman)
Advisory Board Member
An Education Consultant with over 6 years of experience on advisory and mentorship in the education sector. She is currently putting her passion for education at work at Dese Advisory, where she focuses on advising and supporting career aspirants through their educational journey. Ekinadese holds a degree in Political Science, Economics, International Relations, African and American Studies from Stanford University, USA
Advisory Board Member
An economist and Certified Trade Finance/Treasury Specialist (London Institure of Banking and Finance) with over 14 years experience spanning across the Banking, Energy and Telecommunications industries. Subject expert in Trade Finance practice and consultancy, letters of credit executions, Standby LC's and Guarantees, settlements and remittances and cross border trade transactions, including treasury management, and corporate finance
Advisory Board Member
Tope Imasekha is a Corporate Finance and Development Economics Specialist. She is a highly motivated and competent corporate finance and investment professional with over 15 years experience in transaction advisory, transacion/deal structuring, corporate finance, M & A advisory, project finance, valuation, and due diligence. She is a specialist in corporate finance with a background in Economics and Accounting. She has managed various energy transactions in excess of 4 Billion USD in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan Africa countries
Group CEO
A lawyer turned banker with over 10 years experience in complex deal structuring and risk-management across multiple sectors including Oil and Gas, Logistics and International Trade. Prior to co-founding Moneda, Ejike worked with Access Bank Plc, International Air Transport Association and Riverlake Group. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School (PLD), Geneva Business School (MBA), Kent Law School, UK (Law and Business). He is a parton of the African Arts and believer in the African Project.
Chief Risk Officer
Olajumoke Adekanmi brings a wealth of experience in excess of 15 years in Banking, leading the Specialized Risk Management Team and the Projects team where she was responsible for the Oil, Gas and Maritime assets and preparation of the Recovery and Resolution Plan and the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process. At Moneda she is responsible for the entire risk management process, strategy and architecture of Moneda and has a degree in Banking and Finance from Lagos State University
Group Financial Controller
From banking, through asset management to real estate, Energy and Consulting, Peter has spent over 12 years providing world class solutions in financial reporting and management accounting. A trusted professional, chartered accountant and senior fellow of the institure of chartered accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). University of Lags (MSC Accounting)
VP Liquidity, Commodities, Global Markets
She has over 10 years in Banking, with experience spanning across Customer Service, Correspondent Banking and Treasury Operations, giving her a broad range of perspectives and contributes to her ability to effectively deliver in record time. At Moneda, she supervises all aspects of our treasury operations including management of long-term and short-term funds, and money market investments. She has a degree in Economics and Development Studies and a certificate from the international Finance Corporation.
VP, Corporate Finance
VP, Business Development, Marketing & Communications
Akintunde has garnered a combined 18 years of experience in diversified industries including but not confined to finance, marketing and technology. Leading the marketing and communication team at Moneda, he has perfectly crafted and packaged the story of Moneda and her non-profit sister, 1952 Africa, for the world to see and appreciate the impact on the African continent. Akintunde is passionate about the development of the youth and can be found giving talks to millennials and staff in several organizations on robust business strategy, content monetization and digital content
Director, Trading & Operations
Mofe’s career spans over 15 years, starting at Linetrale Oil Supply & Trading Limited (now Linetrale Energy Trading Ltd) in Lagos, where he rose to Senior Trader in the Gasoline Department. He then became Director of Operations at Tycon Minerals Limited in Kumasi, overseeing gold and precious minerals extraction. In 2020, he joined Optima Energy Resources Limited in Lagos as Head of Trading and Operations, managing energy product trading, shipping, and field operations. Mofe holds a degree in Business Management from Kingston University and a certification in Energy Trading from CITAC UK.