Akinade Dada

Akinade Dada has extensive experience in the financial industry, primarily in the fields of structuring and securitisation. Akinade started their career as an intern at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking in 1999. Akinade then worked as an Analyst in Structured Finance at Prebon Marshall Yamane (UK) Ltd. from 2000 to 2001. Akinade then joined Fitch Ratings, where they worked as an Analyst in European Structured Finance from 2001 to 2003. Akinade then took on the role of Associate Director, focusing on Consumer ABS, until 2004.

In 2004, Akinade joined UniCredit as an Assistant Director in Asset Securitisation Structuring. Akinade subsequently held various positions within the company, including Director in Structured Capital Markets for Russia and Emerging Europe, Director in the Structuring and Solutions Group for Securitised Products, and eventually became the Managing Director and Head of Structuring & Quantitative Securitisation. Akinade currently serves as the Managing Director and Head of Securitised Portfolio Funding & Portfolio Management at UniCredit.

Akinade Dada holds a Master's degree in Master of European Business from Cass Business School and ESCP Business School. Akinade also has a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from Cass Business School. Prior to that, they attended Chigwell School and St George's English School in Rome, Italy.