Tope Awe
Founding Partner
Our founding partner, Messrs Tope Awe is a seasoned professional of international repute; a graduate of Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN), an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Tope is also a certified professional in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC) of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and a Certified International Project Manager (CIPM) of American Academy of Project Management (AAPM).
Before he found the firm (Temitope Awe & Co.), Tope began his professional career with Ernst & Young, an international firm of Accountants and Consultants in September 1992 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997. While at Ernst & Young, he handled critical assignments covering statutory audit, special audit, management consultancy and financial advisory services etc. He resigned his appointment with Ernst & Young in December 2000 to pursue a career in Banking.
Tope had a fruitful career in banking spanning over a decade. He started with Access Bank Plc in January 2001 and later joined Intercontinental Bank Plc in May 2002. At Intercontinental Bank Plc he rose to the position of Group Head of Quality Assurance and Process Improvement in the inspectorate division, where he and his team successfully accomplished the review of the bank’s policies, procedures and processes. He resigned his appointment from Intercontinental Bank Plc in December 2011 and began full professional private practice.
He is widely travelled and has attended various local and international offshore management courses. He was in Bangalore, India for six weeks course on Banking Application customization and set up for Flexcube Banking Application among others.
