Mr. Albert E. Okumagba is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of BGL Plc. Prior to joining the company, he was Manager and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Centre-Point Merchant Bank Limited (now Unity Bank Plc). During his career at Centre-Point, Mr. Okumagba managed portfolios in Corporate Banking, Multilateral Agency Credits and traded on the floors of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on behalf of Centre-Point’s stock broking affiliate, Centre-Point Investment Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan and a Master of Science Degree in Economics specialising in Monetary Economics from the University of Lagos. He has attended several courses in Multilateral Agency Credit Appraisals, World Bank Assisted Projects, and Corporate Finance. Mr. Okumagba is an authorised dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers. He is the Chairman, Bond sub-committee of the Capital Markets Committee (“CMC”), member of the Presidential Committee on the Bond Market, Chairman of the Technical and Strategy Sub-committee of the Bond Steering Committee, a council member of The Nigerian Stock Exchange from November 2003 to September 2006, a council member of the The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers from 1999