Statutory Audit Committee

Yemisi is a results-driven Board Director and seasoned Finance Executive with over 25 years of leadership experience spanning insurance, financial services, and advisory sectors across Nigeria, the UK, and other markets. She has expertise in corporate governance, financial oversight, and regulatory compliance, with a strong track record of driving strategic growth, risk mitigation, and capital optimization. Currently serving as Chief Financial Officer at Leadway Assurance, Yemisi led the implementation of IFRS 17 and oversees a USD$500M investment portfolio. She provides board level leadership across governance, audit, and strategy, and is a proven partner to C-suites and regulators. She has held prior leadership roles at Lehman Brothers UK, Bank of Ireland UK and Close Brothers Asset Management, UK.

Yemisi holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Financial Information Systems from the University of Greenwich, UK. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA). She is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK.

Lawrence Keshiro, MBA, FCA, ACIT, is a seasoned finance executive with over 20 years of post-graduation professional experience, including more than 18 years in Nigeria’s pension industry and over a decade of leadership at FCMB Pensions Limited. He possesses extensive expertise in financial strategy, corporate finance, budgeting and planning, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, taxation, investment oversight, and corporate governance.

As Head of Finance at FCMB Pensions Limited, Lawrence provides strategic financial leadership that supports the Company’s long-term objectives while ensuring sound financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. Throughout his career, he has consistently strengthened financial governance, enhanced internal control systems, improved budgeting and reporting frameworks, optimized resource utilization, and contributed to the delivery of sustainable business performance.

Since joining FCMB Pensions in 2015 as Head, Fund Accounts, and subsequently serving as Head, Financial Control before his current appointment, Lawrence has played a pivotal role in driving financial discipline, improving management reporting, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements in a highly regulated industry.

Prior to FCMB Pensions, Lawrence spent eight years at Premium Pensions Limited, where he successfully established the Fund Accounts Department as its pioneer Head and earlier led the development and implementation of the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management framework as Head of Risk Management. His earlier career with Mutual Savings & Loans Limited and Strategic Capital Alliance Limited provided a strong foundation in financial management, advisory services, treasury operations, and business strategy.

Lawrence is widely respected for his strategic mindset, integrity, analytical capability, and collaborative leadership style. He has a proven ability to build high-performing teams, manage organizational change, strengthen governance frameworks, and align financial management with corporate strategy. His leadership philosophy is anchored on accountability, innovation, operational excellence, and value creation for stakeholders.

Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Lawrence is a co-founder of the FCMB Pensions Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society and has served two terms as its President (2020–2022 and 2024–2026), demonstrating his commitment to institutional development, employee welfare, and stakeholder engagement.

Lawrence holds a Higher National Diploma (Upper Class) in Business Administration and an MBA in Finance. He is an alumnus of the Senior Management Programme (SMP) at Lagos Business School and has attended several executive development programmes, including international executive training at EuroMaTech, UAE.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACIT), and a Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (GCIS).

Lawrence combines strategic vision with disciplined execution and is recognized for delivering financial leadership that enhances corporate performance, strengthens governance, and creates long-term value for shareholders and other stakeholders.