DIRECTOR/MEMBER

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Management.  He holds a Master's Degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.  He graduated from the Polytechnic Ibadan with a Higher National Diploma (Accountancy) in 1985.  Mr. Akintola has attended various training locally and abroad in finance, micro enterprise management, and other relevant fields:  these include strategic planning for Corporate bodies: Profit improvement planning; Accounting System Development and installation; Micro-enterprise financial Institution management and design University of Reading, England, Essential skills in Program Management, Bradford University England. He has attended International Conferences and Workshops on development programs and Microfinance as a participant and resource person. Mr Akintola is a member of the International Association of Facilitators-Nigerian Network. He is a Director of the International Network of Alternative Financial Institutes (INAFI) and of Cefenet Nigeria. A member of the Board of UNDP Nigeria Microstart program and the Commonwealth Study Conference 2003, Australia. He has held several positions including Head of Finance and Operations, Home & Country Mortgage Bank Ltd, Assistant Chief Accountant (HO) SCOA Nig plc. Senior Accountant Associated Cotton Growers Ltd.  Other places of previous employment include Barclays Bank Ltd (Now Union Bank).