Azeez Amida

Azeez Amida is a Nigerian business executive working globally to support career professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate brands with cutting-edge growth strategies. As an under-40 CEO, Amida has over 19 years of professional experience cutting across four countries and 12 industries, including Telecommunications, FMCG, Healthcare, Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Financial Advisory.He is currently the CEO of Pan-African Towers Limited, Nigeria's third-largest Tower Infrastructure...See more

Azeez Amida is a Nigerian business executive working globally to support career professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate brands with cutting-edge growth strategies. As an under-40 CEO, Amida has over 19 years of professional experience cutting across four countries and 12 industries, including Telecommunications, FMCG, Healthcare, Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Financial Advisory.He is currently the CEO of Pan-African Towers Limited, Nigeria's third-largest Tower Infrastructure Provider. Before that, he was the CEO of IHS Rwanda, one of Rwanda's largest companies. He led the company to become the fastest-growing operations in 13 markets and structured deals to guarantee a 3-year worth of double-digit growth. Before being promoted to CEO, Amida oversaw the FP&A function of IHS Nigeria for six years. He led the team that raised over $3 billion in the financing, including the largest Sub-Saharan Africa Bond issuance in history. His team also won the forecast accuracy award for excellence across IHS Group for a 6-year streak in budget forecast accuracy.He also consulted as the Chief Growth and Operations Officer for Merit Telecoms in Nigeria, where he helped structure a $ 20 million transaction currently being concluded.Azeez Amida is a graduate of Economics, an alumnus of the IE Business School, Spain, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). See less