CIS celebrates Nigeria’s oldest practising stockbroker at 85

The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers has celebrated its oldest practising member in Nigeria, Emmanuel Nwanze, on his eighty fifth birthday with a Particular Council Session, honouring a lifetime of integrity {and professional} excellence within the nation’s capital market.

The ceremony carried significance past birthday tributes: recognising a senior practitioner like Nwanze, a member of the Institute’s Board of Fellows, alerts stability, continuity and moral management in a market that will depend on belief.

Talking on the occasion, the Director-Normal of the Securities and Change Fee, Dr Emomotimi Agama, described Nwanze as a logo of steadiness in a enterprise typically outlined by volatility and shifting fortunes.

“In a enterprise the place short-term good points can typically tempt moral compromise, he selected the upper highway,” Agama mentioned, noting that the celebrant constantly proved that revenue must not ever be pursued on the expense of precept.

Chairman of the CIS Physique of previous presidents, Olutola Mobolurin, mentioned Nwanze stays an energetic and extremely revered member of the Board, sustaining outstanding relevance and affect in energetic stockbroking observe even at 85. In line with Mobolurin, his sustained engagement is a testomony to enduring experience, mental vitality and an unwavering dedication to the expansion and integrity of the Nigerian capital market.

The institute’s thirteenth president, Oluropo Dada, praised Nwanze’s moral and ethical self-discipline, describing him as a senior and credible voice throughout the institute.

“He has constantly exemplified the best requirements of moral and ethical self-discipline, incomes the respect and confidence of his friends,” Dada mentioned.

The Chairman of the Affiliation of Securities Homes of Nigeria, Sehinde Adenagbe, described Nwanze as a uncommon instance of principled management.

“He’s a person of his phrase. He doesn’t bend beneath strain. He stood firmly on precept slightly than emotion. That’s management. That’s integrity,” Adenagbe mentioned.

In his feedback, Nwanze, Vice Chairman of Icons Stockbrokers, joined by his spouse Wilma and their youngsters, emphasised that integrity has at all times been the cornerstone of his skilled journey.

“Integrity is non-negotiable. Markets will rise and fall, however character should stay fixed,” he mentioned, stressing that stockbrokers are custodians of belief and contributors to nationwide growth.