Ralph Oluwole Osayameh

Ralph Oluwole Osayameh is a finance and management expert with a career in management spanning over 45 years. He joined the Board of Directors of Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria with an invaluable experience in general, corporate, strategic and financial management.

Ralph Oluwole Osayameh is the Chairman and Chief Executive of GF Investment Group, a company that handles securities and portfolio management among other services. He has held several management positions that include: Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; former Chairman, Chairman Lagos Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria; former President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria; and former President of the Association of Banking Institutes in West Africa.

He is an alumnus of the University of Lagos, where he earned a law degree, and also the University of Ibadan, where he was the best graduating student of the M.Sc Banking and Finance program in 1988. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators and a fellow of the Yaba College of Technology (Honoris Causa) Lagos.

Mr. Osayameh has attended various management programs at foremost institutions including Harvard Business School, Boston I.M.I, Geneva and Cranfield School of Management in Bedfordshire. He is well versed in banking, administration, accounting and personnel management.