Management Team

 

MANAGEMENT TEAM
APT SECURITIES AND FUNDS LIMITED's At Apt Securities and Funds Limited, we have a team of dedicated professionals with passion for excellence who are always on hand to handle all aspects of the Company's businesses in order to meet the present day ever dynamic and challenging environment.

 

KASIMU GARBA KURFI (MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

(MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO)

Kasimu Garba Kurfi, holds a B.Sc. (Accounting), 2nd Class Upper, from Bayero University, Kano, in 1987, and M.Sc. (Accounting) from University of Lagos. He is a Council Member of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (FCS). He is also an authorised Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. His working experience spans over twenty years (20) covering the public sector, oil and gas, financial services / stockbroking industry.
 
He started his career as an Accountant with the Ministry of Finance, Katsina, from where he was deployed to the State?s Ministry of Education. Later he joined African Petroleum Plc as an Internal Auditor and later moved to New Africa Merchant Bank Plc from where he was seconded to Newdevco Finance Services Company Limited. In the course of his career he was exposed to various aspects of management, accounting, the money market and capital market.
 
He left Newdevco to head the management team of APT SECURITIES AND FUNDS LIMITED as Managing Director/Chief Executive. He is also the Chairman of MTI Plc and MIMAC Resources Limited and also a Director in urban Development Bank of Nigeria Plc, APT Pension Funds Managers Limited, Clayberg Limited and APT Beurea de Change Limited, among other companies

NANPON JATAU

(HEAD, CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES)

Nanpon Jatau holds a B.Sc. (Business Management) from University of Jos in 1997 and a Diploma in Accounts and Audit from Plateau State Polytechnic in 1995. He has over ten (10) years working experience.He is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (ACS) and an authorised Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

He started his career with Tarabaroz Fisheries Limited. He was a Dealing Broker with WSTC Financial Services Limited, Newdevco Finance Services Company Limited and F&C Securities Limited respectively before joining the services of APT SECURITIES AND FUNDS LIMITED as Head, Capital Market Services.

EHI-OMORODION FRANCIS

(HEAD, TRADING)

Francis Ehi-Omorodion is a graduate of Accounting from Auchi Polytechnic in 1997 and Associate Member of both Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers.

His working career spans over seven (7) years. He was a Dealing Broker and Head of Operations with EMI Capital Resources Limited before joining APT SECURITIES AND FUNDS LIMTED.

IBINABO PRINCEWILL

(HEAD, RESEARCH & INVESTMENT)

Ibinabo Princewill holds a B.sc in Business Management from the University Of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt and M.Sc in Economics from Swansea University Wales, United Kingdom.

 

She started her career at Dykes Insurance Brokers Limited as a Marketing Executive in 2004, and later joined FutureView Financial Services Limited in 2008 as a Research and Financial Analyst (Money Market and Capital Market operations), and later SAIPEM Constructing Nigeria Limited (a subsidiary of the ENI Group) in the Business Development Unit. With a strong background in Financial Analysis and Equities Research, she leads the Research team at APT SECURITIES AND FUNDS LIMITED.

Ibinabo Princewill has attended many courses locally and overseas, including having concluded the Senior Financial Analyst Programme at The Lagos Business School.

BADARU ABDULSALAM ABUBAKAR

(HEAD, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS)

Badaru Abdulsalam Abubakar is a graduate of Accounting (B.Sc, 2:1) from Bayero University, Kano in 1998 and MBA from Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto. In addition he is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

His work career spanned over twelve years, transcending both private and public sectors of the economy. He started his career with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and later moved to the National Examinations Council (NECO) as an Accountant.  Thereafter, Mr. Abdulsalam joined the services of Nigerian Telecommunications Plc (NITEL) as Territorial Auditor from where he joined APT SECURITIES AND FUNDS LIMITED.

DAIYABU UMAR

(HEAD, CORPORATE FINANCE)







Daiyabu holds a Diploma in Insurance (1991), Bachelor of Science (B.SC) Degree in Business Administration (1995) and an MBA Degree (2002) all obtained from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Prior to joining APT Securities and Funds Ltd, Daiyabu was a Manager in the newly established Securities Issuance and Market Development Department of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). He has also worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Assistant Manager in the Securities and Investment Services (SIS) Department, where his responsibilities included reviewing offer documents for issuance of different category of capital market instruments.

Mr. Umar is a graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers (CIS) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). He has attended various local and international courses/seminars on Equities and Fixed Income Instruments, Derivatives, Risk Assets Management and Corporate Finance Strategies for emerging economies.

HUDA KASSIM

(HEAD, COMPLIANCE)

 Huda Kassim heads Compliance department of APT Securities and funds limited. She is an Associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN), and a graduate of Accounting from University of Maiduguri.
Prior to her appointment at Apt Securities and Funds Limited, she has trained with Maaji & Co (Chartered Accountants). She worked as acting head of Internal Control and compliance department in Leadcapital plc.
In the course of her career, she was exposed to various aspect of Auditing, Accounting, Stock broking and Tax Matter functions.

IJEH N. AUGUSTINE

 (HEAD, MARKETING/PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT)

IJEH NWACHUKWU AUGUSTINE: He holds a B.sc (second class upper) in Business Administration from Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo state. He also holds a Diploma in business management from the same university in 1999.

 He is an associate member of the Portfolio management institute of Nigeria. He is presently in his final stage of the chartered Institute of Stockbrokers examinations.

His over six (6) years capital market experience spanning across Marketing, Operations, Client Relationship Management, Fund and Portfolio Management, commenced from Kinley Securities Limited where he rose to the position of Branch manager (Warri) before joining APT SECURITIES AND FUNDS LIMITED as a branch manager (warri) from where he was seconded to head the marketing and portfolio department in the head office..