Chairman
Ado Yakubu Wanka

Ado Yakubu Wanka was born on the 6th of January 1955. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering (1977) and a masters in Business Administration (1984) both from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and Switzerland Institute of Management Development, Lausanne. Alhaji Wanka is a highly experienced and professionally exposed seasoned banker with over 30 years managerial experience mainly in Banking and Finance. He started his career as a Process Engineer with Ashaka Cement Company Plc in 1978. Upon completion of his MBA, he joined the Northern Nigerian Development company (NNDC) (1985-1988), participating actively in new business development and monitoring of NNDC’s quoted and unquoted investments. Alhaji Wanka served in various capacities in the oil and gas industry, amongst which, as the Acting Head of New Business Development and later Head Strategic Planning of the NNPC from 1988-1991. He was the Executive Director Finance and Administration and Executive Chairman of the Nigeria-Sao Tome Joint Development Authority from 2006-2008. Alhaji Wanka began his banking career in 1988 with the then Citibank Nigeria before moving to FSB International Bank Plc (1991-1997) and Gamji Bank (ITB) where he rose to become an Executive Director and CEO respectively.

This subsequently propelled him to First Bank of Nigeria as an Executive Director, where he spent about eight years. He joined Unity Bank in 2008 where he was Executive Director and retiring as the Managing Director/CEO in August 2013. At different times, Alhaji Wanka served on the boards of several companies as Internal Nominee Director, including, The Benue Cement Company Plc, Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, First Trustees Ltd, First Registrars, Vmobile (Airtel), Kakawa Discount House, Unity Kapital Assurance Ltd etc. He is currently the Chairman of APT Securities and Funds Ltd, and a director of Arewa Metal Containers (ARMECO) Ltd.

Alhaji Wanka is an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) (NIM), Institute of Credit Administration (ICA), Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (ICMA) and Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Nigerian Chemical Society.

Ado Wanka was a delegate to the 2014 National Conference in Nigeria. He loves reading, travelling and is happily married with children.


MD/CEO
Aliyu Dahiru Mohammed

Aliyu is the Managing Director/CEO of Tangerine APT Pensions Limited. Prior to the merger between the former Apt Pension Funds Managers Limited and the erstwhile Tangerine Pensions Limited, he was the Acting Managing Director/CEO of Apt Pension Funds Managers Limited. On the merger of the two businesses, he had a brief stint as the Executive Director Operations and Business Development before becoming the Chief Executive Officer of the PFA.

Aliyu began his employment career in year 2003 with the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC], where he worked for four year as System Analyst and Head of Information Technology Department. He subsequently took appointment with former Apt Pension Funds Managers Limited in 2007 as one of the pioneer staff.

Aliyu had an extensive of more than 16 years exposure in the Nigeria Pension Industry, majorly in top management positions, during which he acquired a significant level of management and policy practices experience, having been involved in pension operations management, organizational policy formulation and procedures, corporate governance structures and framework, managing change within a PFA and the wider Industry. His commitment, competence, integrity, innovation, hard work, passion and patience earned him a swift rise to the rank of General Manager in 2021.

He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration [MBA] from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK and a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management with distinction from Stratford College of Business and Management, Shropshire, Telford, UK. Prior to that, he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics [Ed] from the famous Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – Nigeria. He also earned a Diploma in Mathematics and another Diploma in Software and Web Engineering.

Aliyu has undergone a number of senior management and executive leadership programmes in Nigeria, United Kingdom and the USA. He is an Alumni of the Prestigious Henley Business School University of Reading, UK, Lord Ashcroft Business School Cambridge UK and London School of Marketing, UK. He is as fellow and associates member of American Academy of Financial Management [AAFM] and Institute of Directors [IoD], Nigeria respectively.

Aliyu is happily married with lovely children and enjoys gardening and coffee roasting activities as hobby.


Non-Executive Director
Mohammed Kabir Musa

Alhaji M.K. Musa was born on 14thSeptember, 1952, had his academic journey from 1958 through to 1982, where he attended Junior/Senior Primary School, Iyatanchi, Katsina. He also attended Government Secondary School, Katsina, School of Environment – Health, ABU, (Kano Campus), West Bromwich College, Wednesbury – W/Midland UK, the Polytechnic of Stoke-on-Trent-West Midland UK and Aston University Birmingham- United Kingdom.

He is well read and intelligent as he is also a member of Professional Bodies like the British Institute of Management, Institute of Purchasing & Supply [UK] and Institute of Marketing [UK].

His career exposure and history spanned from the Banking Sector, Civil Service and private sectors.

His interest is in current affairs, world politics and listening to sermons.


Non-Executive Director
Umaru Kwairanga

Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga is an experienced investment professional with almost two decades of experience at the highest levels of the Capital Market, Banking and the Real Estate Sector.

Alhaji Kwairanga has professional certifications of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) and the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria and he is a member of the Abuja Commodities & Securities Exchange. Alhaji Kwairanga has been Managing Director of a top notch stock broking firm (FINMAL Finance Services Ltd) for over a decade and a director in several blue chip organizations. He is a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Industrial Relation, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and a Fellow of the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria.

Alhaji Kwairanga was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tangerine Pensions Limited (formerly AXA Mansard Pensions Limited).


Independent Non-Executive Director
Oluwatoyin Olusanya-Onadele

Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olusanya-Onadele is a serial entrepreneur involved with several business. She is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lusant Dell Limited, a consulting, training and advisory firm, and the founder and Managing Director of Aeida Ventures Limited, an events and space management Company has successfully provided its services across all sectors in the last 10 years.

Mrs. Olusanya-Onadele is a graduate of Economics from the University of Lagos, an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She holds an MBA from Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, UK.

Her 17years financial markets career spans several institutions including IMB, FSDH (now FSDH Marchant Bank), National Bank (now part of Wema Bank Plc), Broad Bank Nigeria Limited and Union Bank of Nigeria plc., where she at various times was responsible for Sales, Treasury & Investment, Private Banking, Asset Management, Consumer and Commercial Banking.


Non-Executive Director
Mohammed Balarabe

He holds a B.Sc. (Accounting) and Masters Business Administration.

He started his career with New Africa Merchant Bank and later moved to Newdevco Finance and Services as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer before he joined United Bank of Africa. Thereafter, he became ED Oceanic Bank and then proceeded to Fidelity Bank as Executive Director where he rose to Deputy Managing Director Fidelity and retired December 2019


Non-Executive Director
Adeoye Daniel

Mr. Adeoye Daniel is the Vice President, Verod Capital Management. Daniel is a senior investment professional with Verod Capital Management Limited, one of West Africa’s premier Private Equity Firms. He is currently the head of the investment team, and also serves on the Board of a number of Verod’s portfolio companies including Greensprings School, Rainbow College, Pampers School (K-12), Transnational Academic Group (Higher Education), Rotopint (Manufacturing), GZ Industries (Manufacturing), CSCS (Financial Services) and Daystar Power (C&I Solar).

He has over 10 years of professional experience, primarily in private equity and corporate finance. He holds a BSc in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University and a Business Strategy Certification from the Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, NY and he is an EMBA candidate at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Class of 2021.