Olufunke Aiyepola (Mrs)
Managing Director/CEShe is the MD/CE of UTL Trust Management Services Limited. She studied Law at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School. She holds an MBA from the Pan African University. She has thirty (30) years of Banking/Trusteeship experience, having worked in the Legal Department of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc and as Head of Trust services, Union Trustees Ltd.
She was a Director of UBN Insurance Brokers Limited, EX OFFICIO of the Association of Corporate Trustees and is a Council Member of the Association of Investment Advisers and Portfolio Managers.
Olaide Omotoro
Head, Corporate Services/CFOOlaide is a highly motivated, creative and growth oriented professional with extraordinary multi-tasking and learning skill. She has over 18 years of cognate and broad professional experience spanning various functions such as Audit & Internal Control, Financial Management, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Tax Management in various establishments.
She holds a BSc degree in Accounting from Ogun state University and an MBA (Finance) from the University of Lagos. She is an Alumnus of Stern School of Business (NYU). Prior to joining Union Trustees Limited, she was the Group Executive, Integration at Greenwich Trust Limited and has worked in GTL Registrar as the Divisional Head Finance & Management Services/Group CFO (Formerly Union Registrars Ltd).
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and Associate Member of the following professional bodies: Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (UK).
Tewogboye Rachael Jegede
Head, Legal & Trust ServicesTewo Jegede was called to the Nigerian Bar in January 2001 after she obtained her LLB degree from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State in 1999. She started her work experience at First Bank of Nigeria Plc as an NYSC staff. She later commenced her post NYSC working experience as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser at Flying Eagle Shipping Company Limited in 2002. Subsequently, she worked in various law firms as Associate Counsel before joining the Lagos State Judicial Service Commission in 2005 as a Research Personnel under the auspices of a British Council/DFID initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, Lagos State. She was formally trained in Court Administration by Ijeoma & Associates, an indigenous training outfit based in New Jersey, USA.
Tewo has held many positions including, Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, Head of Legal Services with oversight responsibility for corporate governance. She was Group Head, Corporate Services with responsibilities for Legal Services & Company Secretariat at FBN Mortgages Limited, an erstwhile Primary Mortgage Bank in Nigeria. Prior to joining UTL, Tewo Jegede was Senior Legal Adviser at Dangote Sugar Plc. She became a certified IFC/ICSAN Trainer on corporate governance in 2017. She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN).
In her quest to break new frontiers, Tewo Jegede proceeded to the prestigious Harvard University for acquisition of skills in business negotiations. Her training at the Harvard Law School has bolstered her proficiency in business negotiations/dispute resolution. She also has a certificate in Employee Relations Law from the Institute of Applied Management & Law, California USA.
Tewo Jegede is a career woman and a goal getter. Her resilience in the pursuit of greater goals and hard work has earned her recognition in various places she has worked. Her stellar performances at FBN Mortgages Limited and Dangote Sugar Plc earned her a commendation letter and awards respectively.
She is happily married to a Lawyer, and she’s blessed with two lovely children.