Sanusi Oyewole Saliu

Chief Financial & Risk Officer

Sanusi Oyewole Saliu serves as Chief Financial & Risk Officer of NCDF Investment Management Plc. He is responsible for financial governance, capital management, and enterprise risk oversight across the firm’s investment platforms, ensuring disciplined financial control, regulatory compliance, and protection of investor capital.

Role at NCDF Group

In his role, he is responsible for:

  • leading financial strategy, planning, and performance oversight

  • overseeing enterprise risk management across investment activities and portfolios

  • managing capital structure, liquidity planning, and financial sustainability

  • supervising financial reporting in line with IFRS and regulatory standards

  • monitoring credit, market, liquidity, and operational risks

  • ensuring compliance with SEC regulations, AML/CFT requirements, and governance frameworks

  • supporting investment decision-making through financial and risk analysis

  • strengthening internal controls and financial discipline across the platform

Leadership Mandate

His mandate is focused on ensuring that NCDF Investment Management Plc operates with robust financial governance, strong risk management systems, and institutional-grade control frameworks, supporting sustainable investment performance and safeguarding investor interests.

Experience

Sanusi Oyewole Saliu brings over three decades of experience across banking, financial management, and development investment environments, with deep expertise in enterprise risk management, financial reporting, and portfolio oversight.

He currently serves as Chief Financial & Risk Officer at NCDF Investment Management Plc, where he leads financial strategy, enterprise risk frameworks, and regulatory compliance across the investment platform. His role includes overseeing capital structuring, portfolio allocation, liquidity management, and governance systems within a regulated investment environment.

Prior to this, he held multiple roles within the Nigerian Capital Development Fund, including Financial Reporting Specialist, Enterprise Risk Manager, and Investment Oversight Manager, where he contributed to institutional reporting, implementation of risk systems, and strengthening of investment governance frameworks.

He spent over two decades at Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, where he served in leadership roles including Branch Manager, managing profitability, high-value client portfolios, and operational risk exposure within a regulated banking environment.

Areas Of Focus

  • financial governance and reporting

  • enterprise risk management (ERM)

  • capital planning and liquidity management

  • regulatory compliance (SEC, AML/CFT)

  • portfolio risk oversight

  • internal controls and financial discipline

Governance Note

This role is exercised within NCDF Investment Management Plc, which operates as the fiduciary investment manager within the NCDF ecosystem.

It is distinct from:

  • NCDF Holdings Limited, which provides strategic oversight and capital allocation direction
  • NCDF Securities Limited, which is responsible for capital markets execution

His role focuses on financial integrity, risk governance, and protection of investor capital within the investment management function