About Us

Uche Ike is an experienced finance professional who holds a B.Sc. degree in Accountancy, and a Master of Business Administration. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He has over three decades of banking experience spanning Operations, Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Fraud Management and Regulatory Compliance. He was the General Manager of UBA New York Branch and had also previously supervised operations in the East and South Banks of UBA Nigeria. He rose to the position of Executive Director Risk Management, Compliance and Corporate Governance at United Bank for Africa [UBA].

Uche is an alumnus of the Institute of Management Development (IMD) Lausanne Switzerland, INSEAD France as well as the Chicago Booths Executive Program USA. Prior to his appointment as the Board Chairman, he was the Chairman of the Board Risk and Investment Committee. He brings a wealth of industry experience, strategic foresight, a strong track record of leadership, and commitment to excellence that will support the Group’s next phase of growth. He will guide the sustenance of the company’s forward momentum and further drive United Capital’s vision of becoming Africa’s foremost investment and financial services group.

Peter is an astute corporate executive renowned for his expertise in Execution, Business Transformation, Organizational Strategy, and Leadership with an illustrious career spanning over 34 years in Nigeria's financial sector, including over two decades as Chief Executive of leading financial institutions in Nigeria. He has cognate experience in finance with specialist experience in Retail Business Development, Banking and Capital Market operations having participated in numerous notable market transactions across all segments of the financial markets.

He holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), an MSc in Finance from the University of Lagos and a BSc in Banking and Finance from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University). He is a Fellow of several prestigious organizations including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, the Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Institute of Capital Market Registrars. He is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, the Institute of Directors and an alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School (CEP23) and Global CEO program.

Prior to joining United Capital Plc, Peter served as Managing Director/CEO, Africa Prudential Plc (formerly UBA Registrars Limited). He sits on the board of notable organizations and is a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria. He is the Group Chief Executive Officer of United Capital Plc, a position he has held since his appointment in July 2018.

Sunny is the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the supervision of 4 business areas – United Capital Asset Management Limited, United Capital Securities Limited, United Capital Trustees and the Wealth Management Business. Prior to this time, he was the Group Executive Director supervising two businesses and three functional areas: Finance, Treasury and Operations. Before this, he also served as MD/CEO of United Capital Asset Management Limited, which he turned around and put on the part of growth.

He has also served as the Group Chief Finance Officer with responsibilities in Risk Management, Information Technology, Treasury, Finance, Operations and Corporate Servies. His experience spans through decades of expertise in financial services cutting across banking and finance, investment management, Capital markets and Pension industries. His proven ingenuity in these areas is brought to bear on his stellar management of the Group’s extensive businesses.

Prior to joining United Capital Plc, he was Head of Operations at FCMB Capital Markets, and later Lead Trader for CSL Stockbrokers, the Securities Trading arm of the Group. He moved to pension management in Zenith Pension Custodian Limited, a subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc. He returned to the Capital Markets in 2008 when he joined Chapel Hill Denham where he spent six (6) years in two different roles, first as the Director of Finance and Operations, and then the MD/CEO for the securities trading business.

He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Lagos. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), an Associate of the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria and a member of the Institute of Directors. He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School (LBS) and IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. He has attended leadership trainings organized by Harvard Business School and General Electric (GE), USA. He was appointed a director on January 2, 2019. He was appointed a director on January 2, 2019.

Ayodeji is the Group Chief Operating Officer at United Capital Plc. He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with First Class Honours. In addition to being a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), he is also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).

Adigun has over 30 years’ experience in the financial sector. Until recently, Adigun served as Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer at Nova Merchant Bank Limited. Before this, he held various senior positions at the UBA Group, including General Manager and Chief of Staff to the GMD/CEO, Chief Operating Officer, Head, Strategy & Business Transformation, and Chief Finance Officer (Northern Region).