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Aderemi Makanjuola

Mr Aderemi Muyinudeen Makanjuola (born on 24th November 1948) is a former Nigerian banker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the Chairman of Caverton Offshore Support Group, a listed company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE.

Contents:

1. Early life and family

2. Career

3. Awards and honours

4. Appointments

6. Philanthropy

7. References

Early Life and Family Makanjuola was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1948. He hails from Lagos Island Local Government Area the state. He had his secondary education at Ahmadiya College Agege, Lagos between 1963 – 1970 where he emerged the School’s Senior Prefect in his Penultimate year. He proceeded to higher studies, attending University of Sofia Language School (Bulgaria), 1971 -1972. The University of Leicester (England) 1973 - 1976 and University of Manchester (England) between 1976 – 1977. He holds a BA (Hons) Economics and a MSc (Manpower Planning) Management Science. Mankanjuola is married to Yoyinlola Makanjuola,an Educationist and they have 4 Children.

Career Makanjuola began his sojourn into the banking world as a Youth Corp Member on the National Youth Service Corps in 1977 at the Kano branch of Union Bank of Nigeria from December 1977 to November 1978. His unfaltering diligence and his selfless ideal got him noticed by the top management of the Bank and he was retained and the Mandatory one year corps program. He went on to later serve the Bank loyally as: •	Sub-Manager, Ikeja Branch between July, and December 1983 •	Assistant Manager, Ikeja Branch between July 1983, and December 1984 •	Deputy Manager (Recruitment and Manpower Planning) between January 1985 and August 1986 •	Senior Area Advances Manager, Isolo Area between September 1986 and June 1988 •	Head Office Manager (Advances) between June 1988 and April 1989.

He joined DEVCOM Merchant Bank as the Assistant General Manager in 1989 and rose to become the Bank's Executive Vice-Chairman from 1994 to 1999. He was later to be appointed Consultant at Equatorial Trust Bank in 1999.

Following his retirement from Devcom Merchant Bank in 1999, Mr Aderemi Makanjuola went on to set up his businesses including Le Global Oilfield Services, Caverton Marine Limited and Caverton Helicopters Limited respectively inviting his children as Directors and staff of these companies whilst holding the position of Executive Chairman.

In 2007, the then Governor of Lagos State – Babatunde Raji Fashola appointed Mr Aderemi Makanjuola as the Chairman of the then newly established Lagos State Security Trust Fund in response to the challenges of security and to the realization that the huge demands of Security can no longer be met by Government alone. He successfully held this position until 2015

In 2008, Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc was birthed, and this company grew and became listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in May 2014 with Mr Makanjuola as the pioneer Chairman, a position he retains to date

In 2014, Mr Aderemi Makanjuola was appointed as Chairman of FBNBank Senegal, a position he held until 2020

Awards and Honours

1.DOCTORATE DEGREE D. TECH (HONORIS CAUSA) BY THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA IN 2010 -in recognition of his contribution to the upliftment of Technological knowledge and advancement of his country, Nigeria

2.DOCTORATE DEGREE BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION (HONORIS CAUSA) BY EDO UNIVERSITY, IYAMHO IN 2019(NOW EDO STATE UNIVERSITY, UZAIRUE)

3.HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE (AVIATION SERVICES AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION) BY THE LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, LAGOS IN 2020

Appointments

1. 1999 To 2003 Member, Lagos State University Governing Council

2. 2006-2010 Chairman, Vono Products Plc

3. 2007 To 2015 Chairman, Lagos State Security Trust Fund

4. 2008 To Date Founder and Chairman, Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc

5. 2014 To 2020 Chairman, FBN Senegal

6. 2019 To Date Chancellor, Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo State

Philanthropy 2014 Donation of a 500-seater lecture hall to FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA

2017 Donation of a 500-seater lecture hall to SUMMIT UNIVERSITY OFFA

2017 Donation of a block of classrooms to Ogunu community through Caverton

2018 Donation of a 500-seater lecture hall to Lagos State University (LASU)

2019 Donation of a State-of-the-Art Molecular Biology Diagnostic Centre (MDC) to LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (LASUCOM)

2020 Donation of a State-of-the-Art Molecular Biology Diagnostic Centre (MDC) to EDO STATE UNIVERSITY, UZAIRUE

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