Management

Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner/Founder at Comercio Partners as well as a member of the company’s executive management team. In this capacity, he leads the Trading division of the business where he is responsible for overseeing fixed income investments for individual and institutional investment management accounts. Nnamdi is a business leader and investment management expert with deep understanding of the fixed income and currency markets, asset allocation and investment processes. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and ACI Financial Markets Association. He serves on the Boards of Loan book Limited, a fast-growing payday loan firm and Peexoo Limited a revolutionary new platform for photographers powered by cutting edge AI technology.

Prior to assuming his current role, Nnamdi was Vice President and the Head of Fixed Income Trading for Citibank Nigeria and was responsible for the Markets’ team managing the bank’s Primary Dealership licenses for FGN Bonds and Treasury Bills.  He started his career in the Treasury Unit of Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria and rose to become the head of the bond trading team, and then moved to Zenith Capital (Investment Banking subsidiary of the Zenith Bank Group), as the pioneer member of the trading team, covering sovereign and corporate debt instruments. Subsequently, Nnamdi joined Mansard Investments where he was head of Trading and Portfolio Management, covering proprietary and clients’ investments.

Nnamdi has nearly two decades of experience in investments and financial services and is actively involved in market development activities and has served on various committees in the Financial Market Dealers Association, including the market development committee, arbitration committee and the credit lines committee. He also facilitates training on behalf of the Association.

He earned an MBA in Finance from the Manchester Business School and holds a degree in law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Nnamdi is an ardent soccer fan and enjoys playing scrabble.

Stephen Osho is a Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners Limited( a boutique Investment Banking Firm} and a member of the company’s executive management team, where he oversees Advisory. He is a member of the Nigerian Capital Market, the Institute of Directors Nigeria (IOD), a former deputy chair of the Financial Markets Dealers Association’s bond workgroup (FMDA) and a fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration.

Stephen also serves on the board of M778, a boutique marketing communications advisory firm, an advisory partner at I-scholar Initiative, and Avale Africa, a goodwill synergy platform designed for corporations and non-governmental organizations to champion causes consistent with their social responsibility. His breadth of knowledge and operational experience in team building and business growth is enormously beneficial, allowing him to contribute to Comercio Partners’ strategic direction and long-term sustainable success.

In 2002, he joined the Treasury department of Legacy Stanbic Bank, a subsidiary of the Standard Bank Group of South Africa and worked in various units within the group as , Head Money market, FX trading, Asset and liability Management and Fixed income.  In the course of his career, he won the Euro money best Bond House for Stanbic IBTC as the best Liquidity provider in 2008. Prior to setting up Comercio Partners Ltd in 2016, he was an Assistant General Manager and Head of Interest Rate Sales and Financial Institution business at Global Market/Treasury of Stanbic IBTC Bank. His expertise spans developing a world-class sales team who aggressively offer a broad range of products and services in the global interest rate, credit and currency markets. He has helped global franchise of clients find effective ways to raise and invest capital as well as manage their exposure to risk. Stephen has wealth of experience in developing investment ideas, selling and cross selling interest rates products, gathering and analyzing market data and company information and providing support to the trading teams in developing sustainable business flow.

Stephen has over two decades of extensive experience in banking and financial services. He is a passionate Change Management and Performance Advocate devoted to the notion that organizations must take a cautious drift from conventional methodology to foment change that merits attention. Stephen has facilitated several trainings for large corporate organizations, sovereign, and subnational governments, and has been active within the community to drive diversity and inclusion.

Stephen holds an MBA in Finance and Sustainability from the University of Cumbria, U.K, as well as a first degree in Applied Geophysics from the Federal University of Technology, Akure-Ondo State, and an ACI Dealing Certificate. He is a seasoned financial markets analyst on CNBC, ARISE News, Channels, and most mainstream media outlets.

Stephen is an ardent soccer fan and a music lover.

MBA, INSEAD Business School – Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

Member Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria – Associate member Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria

Tosin is the Chief Executive Officer of Comercio Partners Asset Management line of Comercio Partners Limited.

Tosin is a Co-Managing Partner and the CEO of Comercio Partners Asset Management. As the CEO of Comercio Partners Asset Management, he oversees the growing assets and portfolios of Institutional Investors, (Ultra) High-net worth and Mass Affluent Investors.

Tosin is a global financial market expert with diverse knowledge and skills not limited to global financial instruments but also identifying and exploiting investment opportunities for portfolio companies ultimately for wealth creation. In the last two decades he has dedicated his skills, knowledge, and experience in creating wealth for investors in the global financial instruments.

As a Serial Entrepreneur and a Venture Capitalist, Tosin leverages his unique skills in investment management and wealth creation to unlock the potentials in human capital in Africa.He creates platforms for creative minds to express their talents, he also functions as a coach and mentor to harness and unlock innate treasures for wealth creation in Africa.

As the former Deputy Chairman of the Derivatives Workgroup at the Financial Markets Dealers Association (FMDA) and a member of Investors, Issuers & Intermediaries Engagement/ Education Sub-Committee of the FMDQ OTC charged with the development of the Debt Capital Market, Tosin is widely involved in the development of the financial markets in Nigeria. He is also an ambassador of Teach for Nigeria; a non-profit organization saddled with the responsibility of improving the quality of education in Nigeria.

Tosin is an ardent football player and promoter.

MSc Economics (Int’l Real Estate Markets), University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Hotel Real Estate Investment Cert., Cornell University, USA  –  Construction Project Management Cert., Columbia University, USA  –  Diploma, Int’l Housing Finance, Wharton Business Sch

Ekhaguere Eseosa John is the Managing Director of Comercio Partners Property Development Company. He graduated with a Second-Class Upper Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Economics with specialization in International Real Estate Markets from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He also holds a certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investment from Cornell University, USA, Certificate in Construction Project Management from Columbia University, USA and a Diploma in International Housing Finance from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

He has over 18 years Financial Services experience in Real Estate Finance – Debt & Equity, Investment Banking, Credit Analysis, Business Development, and Project Management and was Head, Real Estate Finance & Mortgages at Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc.