Seyi has over two decades’ experience in corporate finance, asset management, infrastructure & project finance, private equity, financial and investment advisory, venture capital, Finance & Internal Control, equipment lease financing, general management and leadership.

As CEO, Seyi provides strategic leadership for Capitaltrust. He led the team that launched the Africa Infra Plus Fund, the first private sector driven infrastructure fund to unlock Naira denominated equity capital from pension fund administrators in Nigeria. He has also successfully set up Nigeria’s premier Naira denominated Healthcare focused private equity fund to unlock investments from institutional investors into Nigeria’s healthcare sector.

Prior to founding Capitaltrust, Seyi was Group Head, Treasury & Investments at Citicorp Financial Services Limited and before Citicorp, he was with the Stock Broking Unit of Capital Bancorp Limited. He began his career with Zawadi Investments Limited.

Seyi is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atoll Energy Group Africa, non–executive director of Karrabo Financial Services Limited, an eCommerce platform provider for promoting financial inclusion in remote parts of Nigeria and partner on the Banking Sector settlement framework. Seyi is the co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Good News Vendors, a non-governmental organization caring for troubled youths and orphaned children. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Oyo Ile Economic Development Forum, a private sector initiative committed to promoting and harnessing the economic potentials of Oyo State.

He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria and the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria. Seyi has attended various specialist finance, investment management and leadership courses including the Senior Management Programme of the London Business School. Seyi holds a masters’ degree in Financial Services Management from the University of Salford Business School and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences.