Irene Netimah
Company Secretary of FirstBank Nigeria Ltd
Irene Netimah is the Company Secretary of FirstBank Nigeria Limited, a position she has held since May 2016. Until her appointment as Company Secretary of FirstBank in May 2016, Irene was the General Counsel/Company Secretary of the FBN Capital Group of companies (now FBNQuest Merchant Bank). In that capacity, she served as a member of the Management Committee and as Secretary to the various Board Committees.
Prior to joining FBN Capital in 2011, Irene served as the Corporate Counsel and Head, Corporate Services of First Funds Limited (now FBNQuest Funds) from September 2006 to October 2011. In this capacity she was responsible for drafting and reviewing the shareholder agreements governing the Company’s private equity investments, reviewing due diligence reports on potential investments. and liaising with outside counsel.
Prior to joining FBN Capital in 2011, Irene served as the Corporate Counsel and Head, Corporate Services of First Funds Limited (now FBNQuest Funds) from September 2006 to October 2011. In this capacity she was responsible for drafting and reviewing the shareholder agreements governing the Company’s private equity investments, reviewing due diligence reports on potential investments. and liaising with outside counsel.
Irene holds an LL.B from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK and an LL.M, Queen Mary (University of London). She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1995, and as a practicing lawyer (before going In-House), worked in three of the top 10 Nigerian law firms, including Olaniwun Ajayi & Co., Aluko & Oyebode and ACAS Law (Denton-ACAS), where she specialised in Company and Commercial Law, with specialisation in mergers and acquisitions.
Irene is a Member of the Nigeria Bar Association, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) and a Member of the Institute of Directors (IoD).Irene is an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction, gatherer of general knowledge and loves cross-word puzzles and word searches.