Temi Popoola
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Temi Popoola | |
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| Born | June 17, 1980 |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Education | University of Lagos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Financial services executive |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Group Managing Director and CEO of NGX Group Plc |
Temi Popoola (born 17 June 1980) is a Nigerian financial services executive and investment banker who serves as the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group).[1] He is also the Chairman of the Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) and NG Clearing Limited, two key market-infrastructure institutions within Nigeria’s capital-markets ecosystem.[2] A Wall Street–trained investment banker, Popoola previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Limited.[3]
Before joining NGX Group, he held senior roles at Renaissance Capital[4], where he was CEO for West Africa, and earlier at CSL Stockbrokers, United Bank for Africa, and Bank of America Securities in New York.[5]
Popoola was born in London and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University of Lagos in 2002.[6] He earned a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006, where he was twice awarded the MIT Rozeau Fellowship alumnus of Harvard Business School.[7] He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter-holder, obtained FINRA's Series 7 and 63 licensures and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS).[8]
