Wale Odutola is the deputy chief executive officer of the ARM Group. Prior to this appointment he had served as the managing director of ARM Pension Managers (PFA) Limited. He also served as Managing Director of ARM Securities, ARM Properties Plc., as well as ARM Hospitality and Retail Fund where he was responsible for significant improvements in the businesses operating performance.
A seasoned Portfolio Manager, with over 18 years experience in the financial sector, Wale has extensive experience in research and managing global portfolios – equities and fixed income. In his former capacity, he was responsible for the Firm’s research and publication of periodicals such as the bi-annual Global Asset Allocation Report (GAAR), and oversaw the investment management function for a number of years.
Wale has very strong finance and leadership skills and has led several transformational initiatives across research, investment management, securities trading and real estate within the ARM Group. Wale has a B.Sc. Accounting degree from the University of Lagos and is an alumnus of the General Management Programme (GMP 18) of Harvard Business School.