Yomi Akinade

Yomi has a combined professional experience of over 43 years in banking, technology, cyber security and project management. He was a director of Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited.

Yomi is currently the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Holmen Technologies Limited in Nigeria engaged in the provision of IT consulting and project implementation services to clients in the banking, finance, power and energy sectors. Prior to this, he served as a Consultant and Chief Information Officer for Union Bank of Nigeria in charge of technology transformation from 2010 to 2015. He was also an Oracle Practice Lead from 1999 to 2003 with Whittman-Hart Inc in the USA where he participated in over 25 successful technology project implementations. He was also the General Manager, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at the Marina International Bank in Nigeria from 1997 to 1998.

Yomi has served in various senior executive roles within the banking and finance industry. He served as the Managing Director of Mutual Trust Savings and Loans, Nigeria from 1991 to 1997. Prior to this, he took up the role of Deputy General Manager and Corporate Bank Head at Société General Bank Nigeria. Between 1984 and 1989, he served as Head of Financial Institutions Department at Citibank NA (Nigeria). He also occupied the role of Head, Foreign Exchange at Habib Bank in Nigeria from 1982 to 1984 where he was a founding member. Yomi remains the Chief Executive Officer of Akinade Associates Inc, USA, an IT Consulting Firm.

He’s also currently the Chairman of Quantum Manufacturing & Metering Solutions Ltd.