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Chief Financial Officer

Olabode Olawunmi, FCA

Fellow Chartered Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor with executive leadership experience across finance, enterprise risk management, governance, treasury, and corporate strategy in Nigeria's regulated sectors.

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Olabode Olawunmi
20+
Years of Executive Leadership
4
Executive Roles Held
4
Major Institutions Led
FCA, CIA
Professional Credentials
Executive Positioning

Executive finance leader with demonstrated experience across financial strategy, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, and treasury operations.

Olabode Olawunmi is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor with more than twenty years of executive leadership across healthcare, telecommunications, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical retail. As Chief Financial Officer of Hygeia HMO, he leads financial strategy, governance, and enterprise risk management for one of Nigeria's established Health Maintenance Organisations.

His executive experience includes financial planning and analysis, treasury management, internal controls, business continuity, and post-merger integration. He has held senior finance positions at SYNLAB Analytics & Services, HealthPlus Limited, and MTN Nigeria Communications.

Industries Served

Regulated, capital-intensive, publicly-scrutinised.

A career shaped by sectors where financial precision, regulatory fluency and public trust are non-negotiable.

Health & Managed Care
Telecommunications
Diagnostics & Life Sciences
Pharmaceutical Retail
Financial Services
Regulated Enterprise
Organisations Led

Executive leadership across Nigeria's major institutions

Hygeia HMO
SYNLAB
HealthPlus
MTN Nigeria
Executive Expertise

The disciplines that define the office of the CFO — practised at scale, over two decades.

01

Financial Strategy

Architecting capital, margin and growth frameworks that translate boardroom intent into measurable enterprise value.

02

Enterprise Risk & Governance

Institutionalising the disciplines that let complex organisations move quickly without compromising trust.

03

Treasury & Working Capital

Managing liquidity, currency and counterparty exposure across cycles, currencies and regulatory regimes.

04

Business Transformation

Leading the finance function through digitisation, restructuring and post-merger integration.

05

Board Reporting & Assurance

Delivering the clarity that empowers boards, audit committees and regulators to govern with confidence.

06

Executive Decision Making

Advising CEOs and shareholders on the trade-offs that shape strategy, capital allocation and long-term direction.

Career Timeline

A trajectory shaped by institutions that define their sectors.

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  1. 2019–Present
    Chief Financial Officer
    Hygeia HMO Limited
  2. 2015–2019
    Finance Director
    SYNLAB Analytics & Services
  3. 2012–2015
    Head of Finance
    HealthPlus Limited
  4. 2004–2012
    Senior Finance Leadership
    MTN Nigeria Communications
Professional Credentials

Recognised qualifications in finance and governance

1

Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)

2

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

3

Business Continuity Professional

4

Risk Management Certifications

5

MBA, Finance

6

Harvard Executive Leadership Programme

Professional Credentials

Recognised qualifications in finance and governance

Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Business Continuity Professional
Risk Management Certifications
MBA, Finance
Harvard Executive Leadership Programme
Featured Credentials

Recognised by the professions that define financial trust.

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  • Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Business Continuity Professional
  • Risk Management Certifications
  • MBA, Finance
  • Harvard Executive Leadership Programme
Leadership Philosophy
Effective finance leadership is built on governance, integrity, and financial stewardship. My approach emphasises risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous professional development to create sustainable institutional value.
Olabode Olawunmi, FCA, CIA
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