Mr. Henry O. Laraiyetan is the Group Executive Director in charge of BGL’s Advisory Services overseeing Corporate Finance, Structured Finance and Public Sector Advisory Divisions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos. Prior to joining BGL Plc, he worked with International Merchant Bank Plc (now First Inland Bank Plc) in the Credit and Marketing department and later Financial Control group. He has over 17 years working experience in Investment Banking and Asset Management. He has attended various local and international courses on Investment Banking, specialized Making Markets Work, Corporate Negotiations, Financial Modelling and Developing Leadership Competencies at GIBBS in South Africa, IESE Barcelona, Spain. He is an alumnus of the New York Institute of Finance, New York and the Lagos Business School. Mr. Laraiyetan is an authorised dealing clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers. He is currently the Director of Finance of the Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria.