Biodun Arokodare’s record of achievements in banking, accounting and financial management spans several years in the financial services sector and the oil & gas industry. With over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, Dr Arokodare is a seasoned professional.

He graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a first-class degree in Accountancy in 1982 and subsequently earned an MBA in Management & Finance from the University of Lagos in 1990. He is a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) of the United Kingdom and a 1996 Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA).

Dr Arokodare began his career in 1983 with NEM Insurance Company Plc. Over the course of the next 21 years, he worked in various capacities in the banking industry and rose to the position of Deputy General Manager and the Acting MD/CEO of an investment bank. In February 2007, he joined the oil industry as the Group General Manager (Accounts) of The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and later became the Group Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) of the Corporation in April 2009. In this role, he was responsible for coordinating, controlling and directing the finance, treasury and accounting functions and overseeing assets and human capabilities thereon.