Ronke Sokefun is no greenhorn when it comes to the corporate and public sectors. She cut her teeth in the corporate world, beginning her legal career at Ighodalo & Associates before moving to Aluko & Oyebode, where she rose to the position of Partner. She then joined Ocean & Oil Services Limited in 2002 as Head of Management Services, before becoming Group Chief Legal Officer of Oando Plc in 2007.
In 2011, under Governor Ibikunle Amosun, she got her first shot at public service when she was appointed Special Adviser and Director-General of the Bureau of Lands and Survey, Ogun State. She subsequently held the positions of Commissioner for Agriculture and Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, overseeing policy implementation and strategic development initiatives across the state until 2018. Her profile in corporate governance was further strengthened in December 2018 when she was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), becoming the first woman to occupy that position since the Corporation was established. During her four-year tenure at the NDIC, she supervised board-level oversight of Nigeria’s deposit insurance framework, contributing to policies aimed at maintaining financial system stability and protecting depositors within the banking sector.
In a move that advances her role and presents a new challenge, Sokefun was recently appointed by Comercio Partners as its first female Chairperson, leveraging her vast knowledge in investment banking and financial services. Comercio Partners operates across investment banking, asset management, securities trading, and financial advisory services, serving institutional and corporate clients within Nigeria’s financial markets.
Sokefun brings nearly four decades of experience spanning corporate law, financial services, public administration, and board governance to her new role. Her illustrious career has encompassed private legal practice, executive leadership in the energy sector, and senior public sector positions, making her one of Nigeria’s most accomplished boardroom professionals. With Sokefun assuming the role of Chairperson, the firm is expected to benefit immensely from her extensive expertise in legal advisory, public policy, corporate governance, and strategic leadership as it pursues its next phase of growth and institutional development.
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