Sir Leo Okafor is the Group Company Secretary and General Counsel of United Capital Plc, a foremost Investment Bank in Nigeria. holds a Bachelor and Master of Law degree from the University of Lagos. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (FCIS) and the Association of Investment Advisers and Portfolio Managers.
Prior to Joining United Capital Plc, he was the Managing Director of Zenith Trustees Limited (a subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc) and PHB Capital & Trust Limited (subsidiary of Bank PHB Plc and later Keystone Bank Limited). He acquired his experience in trusteeship two decades during his sojourn in FBNQuest Trustees Limited and NAL Bank Plc (now Sterling Bank Plc). Prior to FBN Quest and NAL Bank, he worked with the law firm of G. Elias & Co. He has over 20 years’ experience in legal practice, trusteeship, investment banking and company secretarial practice.
An avid scholar and has authored several books and publications in the area of trusteeship and company secretarial practice.
