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Sonnie Ayere

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Sonnie Ayere
Born
Sonnie Babatunde Ayere

NationalityNigerian
Education
OccupationInvestment banker
Known forPresident of Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN) and Chief Executive Officer of Dunn Loren Merrifield Group

Sonnie Ayere is a Nigerian investment banker, Chief Executive Officer of Dunn Loren Merrifield Group,[1] and President of Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN).[2][3] In 2020, he was awarded as the Investment Banking CEO of the Decade by Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards[4][5] and 2020 ECOWAS Icon of Societal Development by The West Africa Youth Council for his humanitarian work.[6][7][8]

Education

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Ayere studied Financial Economics at the University of Dundee, Scotland in 1993 and also obtained MBA from the Cass Business School, London.[9][10]

Career

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He started his investment banking career as a Structured Finance Specialist for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002[11] and then joined UBA Group Plc between 2005 and 2009 as the director of the investment banking arm while working under Tony Elumelu before setting out to establish Dunn Loren Merrifield in 2009 (DLM),[12] a financial service company in Nigeria which won the Best Investment Company in Nigeria at the 2014 World Finance Banking Awards[13][14] and 2020 Banks’ and Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards as the Most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year Award.[15][16]

Also in 2012, Ayere was appointed as the inaugural Managing Director of the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) and inducted into The Chartered Institute of Public Resources Management and Politics (CIPRMP) 2020 Fellowship Hall of Fame.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Investment in mortgage'll help reduce housing deficit – Ayere". Punch Newspapers. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ "DLM's Sonnie Ayere takes over as AIHN President". Vanguard News. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. ^ "Capital market operators seek single license from CBN, SEC | Premium Times Nigeria". 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. ^ "BAFI Awards: DLM Capital Group emerges winner of most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year 2020 award". Vanguard News. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. ^ "DLM Capital Group bags BAFI 2020 awards". Punch Newspapers. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  6. ^ "Sonnie Ayere recognised as ECOWAS icon of Societal Development". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  7. ^ "Sonnie Ayere recognized as ECOWAS Icon societal development". Vanguard News. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  8. ^ "Ayere recognised as ECOWAS icon of development". The Sun Nigeria. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  9. ^ "CFI.co Meets the CEO of Dunn Loren Merrifield: Sonnie Ayere". CFI.co. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  10. ^ "Sonnie Ayere, Founder, Dunn Loren Merrifield | Energy Council". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  11. ^ Akinyemi, Oluwakemi (2014-02-14). "theelites : RUTH OSIME FINDS LOVE, SETS TO MARRY SONNIE AYERE". theelites. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  12. ^ "CFI.co Meets the CEO of Dunn Loren Merrifield: Sonnie Ayere". CFI.co. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  13. ^ "DLM Advisory Partners named Best Deal Advisor of the Year". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  14. ^ "Sonnie Ayere Bio". Wiki Mzansi. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  15. ^ "Sonnie Ayere wins "Investment CEO of the Decade Award", DLM Capital wins "Innovative Investment Bank of the Year&#". Nairametrics. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  16. ^ "DLM Capital Group wins big at BAFI 2020 Awards". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  17. ^ Staff, Daily Post (2020-07-15). "DLM CEO, Sonnie Ayere awarded fellowship by Ghananian institute, CIPRMP". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-07-12.