ViMP speakers: Bestman Games, LBS, Accenture and ACA.

 

After a great day of community service and hearty lunch, participants moved onto the next order of business with a presentation by our speaker of the day, Mrs. Nimi Akinkugbe, CEO & Founder of Bestman Games Ltd.
 
Nimi enjoyed a successful banking career spanning 23 years first at Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc where she rose to the position of General Manager and Head, Private Banking and subsequently at Barclays Bank Plc as Regional Director (West Africa) for the Wealth & Investment Management Division and Chief Country Officer for Nigeria. 

Achieving financial security ranks as a major source of anxiety and Nimi seeks to empower people regarding their finances. Through the Monopoly board game, speaking engagements, television and radio appearances and social media, she offers frank, practical insights to create a greater awareness and understanding of personal finance and wealth management issues. Through these she has been able to empower people to take responsibility for this important aspect of their lives. 

Nimi is the personal finance columnist for Genevieve Magazine, a leading Nigerian women’s lifestyle magazine and is a regular contributor to Business Day, the Punch Newspapers, The Guardian Newspapers and Forbes Africa. Her articles are regularly featured in a host of other publications, websites and blogs including 234 Next, Bella Naija, Lagos Mums, Eden Lifestyle and The Edition, a Kenyan publication. 

Nimi holds a Bachelors Degree from The London School of Economics (LSE) and an MBA from Lagos Business School (IESE). She also formalised her interest in music by obtaining a Piano Teaching Diploma (ARCM) from The Royal College of Music, London. 

Nimi is a Director of The Play Pen (Child Development Centre). Other Directorships include, The Daisy Management Centre, House of Tara, and Financial Derivatives Company.  
She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ajumogobia Science Foundation, which seeks to support the teaching and learning of science, a member of the Executive Council of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), and a member of the Artistes Committee of the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON).  She loves orchid gardening, boating, writing, playing the piano and travel. She is married with 3 children.
 

Efua Edeh introducing herself to the ViMP 2015 class.

Efua getting the class amped up for our net round of speakers

 

Ms Oare Ehiemua, African Capital Alliance Nigeria,

Nimi Akinkugbe giving her presentation.



 

 



The Accenture Team distributing their Aptitude tests to participants



The JAN dream team. Left to Right: Mr Damilola Adenusi, Program Manager; Former Director of Programmes, Efe Adefulu; Efua Edeh, Executive Director; Tobe Ifeanyi, Marketing &Communications Manager, Nimi Akinkugbe CEO & Founder Bestman Games; Bimpe Odunlana, Executive Assistant to CEO, Bestman Games and Mr Adegbola Abiodun, Regional Program Manager.