The Group Managing Director of UAC of Nigeria Plc (UACN), Folasope Babasola Aiyesimoju, invested N231.750 million in UACN Shares.
The management disclosed in a statement signed by Nkemdirim Agboti, Company Secretary, UACN.
Aiyesimoju bought 22,500,000 UACN shares at N10.30 a unit on May 11 2021 in Lagos, Nigeria (the Nigerian Exchange Limited trading floor).
Aiyesimoju became UACN Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on April 1 2019 following Mrs Omolara Elmide exit.
Mr Aiyesimoju is a finance professional with experience spanning corporate finance, principal investing and private equity. Over the course of his career, Fola has lived and worked in Sub-Saharan Africa’s most important economies gaining experience of the operating landscape in the region. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Estate Management from the University of Lagos, where he was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Real estate development and finance, and earned the right to use the CFA designation in 2006.
He is the founder of Themis Capital Management, an investment firm focused on concentrating capital and talent on high-potential opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Aiyesimoju first joined the Board of UAC of Nigeria PLC in March 2018 and is a member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee of the Board. He was also appointed Managing Director/CEO of UACN Property Development PLC (“UPDC PLC”) in August, 2018 and, in his capacity as Group MD/CEO of UAC, will serve concurrently as Managing Director/CEO of UPDC PLC until anew Managing Director/CEO is appointed for the subsidiary company.
