The establishment of the company is by the below individuals who are experts and experienced in the professional service

Sir Gbenga Badejo

Background Information and Academic Qualification

Gbenga Badejo Graduated with Honours and one of the best in his class from Nigeria’s Premier University – University of Ibadan in 1984 with a Degree in Geography from the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Professional Membership

• Alumni of the Harvard Kennedy School
• Alumni of the Lagos Business School
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
• Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)
• Member of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (MICArb)

Experience

After his first Degree, he took up Accounting and qualified as a Chartered Accountant having trained at BDO Binder Balogun Badejo & Co, Chartered Accountants where he cut his teeth in accounting and

consulting and later Ayorinde Thomas & Co., Chartered Accountants.

He was the pioneer Finance Manager of SO & U Saatchi and Saatchi in 1991, an International Integrated Marketing Communications Company having offices in 36 countries across continents, and he rose to become the Chief Accountant and Head of Admin in 1996 before leaving to set up an accounting and consulting firm.

He is the Managing Partner / CEO of:

• GBC Professional Services &
• Gbenga Badejo & Co., (Chartered Accountants & Tax Practitioners)

Specialising in Assurance, Audit, Taxation, Forensic Audit, Financial and Management Consultancy, Mergers & Acquisition, Business Incubation, Corporate Re-organisation & Restructuring, Corporate Governance & Insolvency with clients across industries.

He has over 36 years’ cognate experience adding immeasurable value at every opportunity given.

Board Membership

He seats on the following Board:-

• Non-Executive Director, Funmi Stores Limited, a major distributor to the FMCG companies in Nigeria

• Non-Executive Director, BDS Consult, a Training and Management Development Consultancy outfit

• Non-Executive Director, Pratix Consulting Limited – a Project Management outfit with interest in Real Estate and Power.

• Pioneer Director, Omoluabi Garment Factory Limited – a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project between Sam & Sara Ventures Limited and the Osun State Government.

• Non-Executive Chairman, Crowne Farms Limited – a fledging Agro-Business.
• Director, Investment 2000 Limited – An Investment Portfolio Company.
• Director, Primus 1948 Limited – A World Class Property and Mall Development Company.
• Director, Trenchard 1948 Limited – A World Class Property and Mall Development Company.
• Non-Executive Vice-Chairman, Emergent Power and Energy Development Company.
• Non-Executive Chairman – Concrete Communications Ltd. Corporate Membership

• Member of the Nigerian-South African Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Association of Reporting Accountants and Auditors in the Capital Market (SEC regulated)