Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki was born in Edo State to the
family of Obaseki and Gbinigie of Owina Street, Ogbelaka Quarters. He is the
third child of Late Pa Roland Obaseki and Madam Stella Gbinigie MON.
His early education was in St. Matthews Anglican Primary
School Benin City. He attended Eghosa Anglican Grammar School, Benin City and
proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he bagged a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Classics. ……..
Thereafter he proceeded to the prestigious Ivy League
Columbia University and Pace University in New York and bagged an MBA in
Finance and International Business respectively.
Mr. Obaseki is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stock
Brokers, Nigeria and an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School Chief Executive
Program. He was nominated as a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) by the World
Economic Forum in 2001.
Over the last 30 years, Mr. Obaseki excelled in his career
gaining expertise in Investment Banking, Asset Management and Securities
Trading both locally and internationally. Amongst the companies he worked for
are Capital Trust Brokers Limited Lagos, International Merchant Bank (an
affiliate of First Chicago Bank), AVC Funds Limited, Lagos and in New York as a
principal of Equitorial Finance Company, a Financial Advisory firm with focus
on Africa.
Mr. Obaseki led the core team that set up two of the new
generation banks which eventually reshaped the face of the banking industry in
Nigeria. He then proceeded to establish Afrinvest West Africa Limited (then
SecTrust) in 1995. His expertise led to the numerous achievements of Afrinvest
being appointed correspondent stockbroker for Nigeria by the International
Finance Corporation (IFC) in 1995.
Mr. Obaseki, a solutions provider imbued with ideas,
established the first derivative product, the Nigerian International Debt Fund
(NIDF) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, which allowed Nigerians to invest local
savings in US Dollar instrument (1996). He advised on the first global offering
by a Nigerian bank through the issuance of Global Depositary Shares (GDS) to
raise UD$50 million from the international Capital market.
Afrinvest under his leadership advised on some of the
largest and most significant transactions in the Nigerian capital market since
2005 ranking as a major Investment Research firm. As a mark of the heights of
respect he commands in the corporate space, Mr. Obaseki sits on the board of
several blue chip companies in Nigeria.
Passionate about development, Mr Obaseki served as the
Chairman of the Edo State Government’s Economic and Strategy Team (EST), on a
pro bono basis, a position he held since March 17, 2009 until he declared his
intention to run for the highest office in the state.
Part of his enviable achievements as Chairman of the
Economic and Strategy team include:
– The formulation of the Edo State Economic Development
framework 2010 – 2020 which introduced the culture of strategy dialogues and
retreats in planning.
– Securing the N25 Billion Infrastructure Development Bond
from the Nigerian Capital Market in 2010
– Obtaining the $225 Million Concessionary Rates Development
Loan from the World Bank which has been a major funding for the current
infrastructure development initiatives for the State.
– Successfully hosting Sector based Economic Summits and
Policy Dialogue Series including the Power Round Table in 2010, Education Round
Table IN 2011 and 2012 Agribusiness Round Table.
This sociable and likeable professional prefers a very low
profile disposition to life and abhors ostentation. Mr. Obaseki is a sports and
fitness enthusiast who is passionate about golf, loves to travel and enjoys
good food.
Obaseki, a simple man, not desperate for many things is
happily married to Betsy Obaseki nee Amachree.
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