Peter Ashade

He is an astute investment banker with close to 3 decades’ cognate experience in Nigeria’s money and capital market. He is the Group CEO of United Capital Plc.

Until recently, he was the MD/CEO of Africa Prudential Plc. During his twelve-year term, Peter led the transformation of the business from a subsidiary of UBA Plc to the only listed Registrars’ company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange achieving over 8000% growth in profitability within 8 years. He championed disruptive innovation in the registrars’ business in Nigeria pioneering many e- products and successfully implemented a major diversification strategy for the business.

Peter was the founding CEO of Great Africa Registrars Limited (Now Meristem Registrars & Probate Services Limited), Assistant Registrar at First Registrars & Investors Services Ltd, and Account Manager at Union Bank Plc.

Peter has a diverse academic and professional background, including MBA, Marketing; MSc, Finance; Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; and Fellow, the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Others are Fellow, Institute of Capital Market Registrars; Associate, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; and Associate, Institute of Directors. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School (CEP23, LBS). Peter is currently the Treasurer of the Institute of Capital Market Registrars (ICMR); and President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Lagos.