Augustina has over 16 years' experience in investment banking and fund/portfolio management.

As Group Head, Halal Investments and Advisory, she championed the launch of Capital Trusts’ Halal Fixed Income Fund. In her role as Chief Operating Officer, she is responsible for driving the organization’s strategy, structure, processes and business objectives amongst others.

Prior to joining Capital Trust, she was Director, Client Services at Faithshield Investment Management Limited, a boutique private wealth management firm, and Head of Business Development at Lotus Capital Limited. While at Lotus Capital, she was responsible for lead generation, marketing, sales, client support, and investor relationship. She was instrumental in the launch of the Lotus Halal Equities Exchange Traded Fund, Lotus Halal Fixed Income Fund and Nigeria’s debut sovereign Sukuk Augustina has also worked on the commodities desks in the London offices of JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Macquarie Group Limited. She began her career as an audit associate at Deloitte & Touché.

Augustina holds an International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management from the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment and has attended management training programmes at the Cranfield School of Management and Lagos Business School amongst others. She received a certificate of proficiency from the SEC on Fundamentals of Islamic Capital Markets. She has an MBA from the University of Hull, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Bayero University, Kano.