Samuel Areola

• PageInvestment Managers Limited      Lagos, Nigeria

Senior Investment Analyst                                                                                                                                                        January 2020 - August2022

• Portfolio Management: Achieved a 40% yield increase in credit portfolios over six months through innovative trading strategies such as the strategic inclusion  of commodity based financial instruments.
• Exposure Monitoring & Management: Conducted daily monitoring of exposures to various asset classes against approved limits, adjusting portfolio instruments to maintain required liquidity positions.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Communicated comprehensive quarterly reports with analytical insights and recommendations to stakeholders through written and verbal presentations.
• Credit Model Development: Developed and maintained detailed fixed income financial models for corporate bond trading, documentation monthly reports for internal review and regulatory approval.
• Assetand Resource Management Holding Company     Lagos, Nigeria

Junior Portfolio Manager                                                                                                                                                           March 2017 - September2019

Fund & Investment Management: Innovated and managed the Nigerian Fixed Income Fund (NGN FIF), optimizing returns from government instruments and enhancing portfolio performance.

Financial Reporting: Monitoring and financial reporting of fixed income models, financial statement analysis for investment structuring, and sharing insights from data analytics with stakeholders.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with sales and business development units on model validation, product pricing, and risk management solutions.

Continuous Professional Development: Completed Bloomberg Market Concepts, SP Capital IQ training courses, and advanced Microsoft Excel training to deepen expertise in financial data analysis and reporting.

• TIASSchool for Businessand Society Utrecht, Netherlands

MBA Team Business Case Project for Kuehne + Nagel                                                                                                                                                               Aug 2022 – Aug 2023

Consultant:

• Leveraged researchand risk assessment of portal infrastructure to address problems– reducing portalcosts by 8% and doublingconversion rate via analytical supportand insights on user metrics.
• Cross-functionally managed projecttimelines to exceedstakeholder expectations - reducing timelineby 25%.
• Delivered presentation to communicate findingsfrom external auditsand data analysis.
• City University, London London, England

MSc. DecisionSciences                                                                                                                                                                Sep 2015 – Aug 2016

• Core Subjects: Behavioral Economics, Game Theory,Business Strategy
• University of Kent, Canterbury London, England

BSc. Economics                                                                                                                                                                Sep 2012 – Aug 2015

• Core Subjects: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Quantitative Economics, Accounting
• CFA Candidacy (Ongoing)