Toyin Kekere-Ekun is an accomplished financial services executive with over 26 years of experience spanning corporate strategy, business development, process management, Islamic finance and financial advisory.

Within the Lotus Group, she has led key business development, operational and governance initiatives, and supported landmark non-interest finance transactions, including Federal Government of Nigeria sovereign sukuk programmes.

Before joining Lotus, Toyin held roles at Guaranty Trust Bank and Stanbic IBTC Bank, where she gained extensive experience in corporate banking, treasury, asset and liability management, and Islamic banking strategy.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, holds a BSc in Accounting from the University of Lagos and an MSc in Finance and Management from Cranfield School of Management, UK. She is also a CIFA Sukuk Specialist, an alumna of the Cambridge Islamic Finance Leadership Programme and Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education