Bello Ummai

• Growing and retaining Thomson Reuters financial business. Traditionally this has been dominated by fx, but as the financial and capital markets become more sophisticated, especially in Nigeria, we need a leader who can help develop these markets (i.e. bring in partners for professional capacity-building, work with regional dealers/financial markets associations etc) and increase the breadth and depth of services we sell. Quite a few Nigerian banks have been growing their footprint across sub-Saharan Africa, so this also brings new opportunities. • Growing and managing senior level relationships in financial institutions, corporates and the public sector; directly managing government accounts. • Overseeing and managing revenue. Driving consistent and excellent experience across all aspects of the client journey. • Providing feedback on industry trends, challenges and opportunities to, and prioritising client needs in, the Thomson Reuters organisation. • Promoting the Thomson Reuters brand and value proposition in the financial, corporate and government communities. • Supporting the different functions within the financial business, and other Thomson Reuters businesses, by sharing leads, needs and relationships, and conducting joint discussions, as required to drive the success and profitability of the entire organisation. As a GGO region, we collaborate across businesses to ensure the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. • Developing a high performing team, and ensuring alignment of other virtual team members towards the common goals of the business. • Success measured by growth in revenue, net sales and net installations in strategic client segments

• Provided in-country leadership for the business in Nigeria and oversaw business relations in other West/Central African Countries. • Managed major Client Accounts in Nigeria, Ghana and the remaining French West and Central African states. • Coordinated with Africa management to drive the company’s goals and I served as the focal point for relationships with internal and external customers of Thomson Reuters in this region. • Hosting of visitors to the region from across Thomson Reuters’ Financial & Risk Business and, most recently, other arms of the business. • I was very much instrumental in Registration of Thomson Reuters Markets in Nigeria and was made Country Director to facilitate smooth running of the company in Nigeria. • I was in-charge of relationship in Accounts under my management and met and surpassed all my targets. • Ensured steady business growth and provided leadership for the day–to-day business activities and Sales, Client Specialists, Technical personnel and Data/Contributions Analysts.

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