Fiona N. Ahimie, FCS
Fiona Ahimie is the Managing Director of FBNQuest Securities Limited, a subsidiary of FBNQuest Merchant Bank, a subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Holding PLC. Before this role she was the Managing Director of African Alliance Limited a South African Investment banking firm. She has worked with Cordros Capital, Stanbic IBTC Bank and Lead Capital Limited in varying capacities.
She is an accounting graduate from Lagos State University. Fiona is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Stockbroker. She holds an MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School and a diploma from IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. Fiona is a Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, serving on various committees.
Fiona serves on the board of Purple Money Microfinance Bank, Purple Real Estate Investment Limited, she is a Member of the Statutory Audit Committee of the National Association of Securities Dealers of Nigeria (NASD) and The Central Securities Clearing System Limited (CSCS). She is a guest lecturer for the full-time MBA class of the Lagos Business School and a Member of the Curriculum Management and Learning Committee of Lagos Business School.
Fiona has experience in asset management & product development and has set up accounting structures in unstructured environments. She is a very passionate professional and entrepreneurial-minded serving on advisory boards of some SMEs as well.
Fiona is a mentor to many young professionals and undergraduates.