
Segun Adesanya
Group Head, Corporate Services
Oluwasegun Adesanya is a resourceful and result-oriented fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) with over 19 years cognate experience in finance, treasury, investments, controls, risk and information technology management. At different times, he has been responsible for the management of the financial systems of some of Nigeria’s foremost organisations across diverse industries, including consulting/professional practice, insurance, banking, real estate, financial technology and manufacturing concerns.
‘Segun, prior to re-joining SystemSpecs Limited as Group Head, Corporate Services, served as the Chief Financial Officer of SecureID where he had responsibility for the finance processes, systems and controls, covering financial reporting, payables, receivables, clients’ management, control, treasury, and tax.
At SecureID, he was responsible for the negotiation and structuring of a 10-year concession deal under the PPP arrangement towards the deployment of the e-ticketing solution for the Nigerian Railway Corporation; he also drove the implementation of the solution thereby creating a new stream of revenue for SecureID.
With a Finance degree from the prestigious University of Lagos, he started his career at KPMG Professional Services where he audited entities within Nigeria’s financial services industry about a decade.
As the Chief Financial Officer at Ensure Insurance PLC (formerly Union Assurance Company PLC), he provided overall guidance, leadership support and strategic direction in the execution of the activities of the finance function. A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ‘Segun hitherto served as Vice President, Finance at Asset & Resource Management Company Limited and Chief Financial Officer at Afriland Properties Plc.
‘Segun played a key role in the restructuring of the finance team of a leading Nigerian construction firm and was also involved in building a 4-year financial model for a government established N25 billion fund.
He is passionate about building efficient financial systems and long-lasting institutions.