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Board Members

Take a look at our Board members.

Maxwell Okoye

Chairman

Maximus Ogoegbunam Okoye has 25+ years of senior leadership in Nigerian banking, development finance, and agribusiness.

He held senior roles at Stanbic IBTC, Fidelity, and Union Bank, developing agricultural banking across Southern Nigeria.

He managed multi-billion-naira portfolios, achieved consistent double-digit growth, and secured over ₦150 billion in funding from CBN, BoI, and AfDB. Expertise: capital, raising, financial, modelling, value chain structuring, credit governance, compliance. Qualifications: MBA (Finance) – OAU; B.Agric.Tech (Agric Economics & Extension) – FUTO.

He provides independent oversight, strategic guidance, and governance leadership, reinforcing PAL’s position as a trusted and forward-looking financial advisory firm

Alade Adekunle

Founder/MD/CEO.

Adekunle has over 15 years experienced finance professional with proven skills in investment banking, financial advisory, accounting & finance.

Adekunle has extensive experience in fundraising, project finance, financial modelling, due diligence, and business restructuring across different key sectors, including oil & gas, financial services, infrastructure, power, and telecommunications.
He has worked with the following companies before founding Pathway Advisors Limited as Managing Director:

. Boston Advisory Limited as Senior Vice President
. Elixir Capital Partners Limited (now AVA Capital Group) as Head,         Investment Banking
. KPMG Deal Advisory (as Assistant Manager)
. Ernst & Young (As Audit Staff)

Dolapo Akanbi Alade

Co-Founder/Director

Dolapo Akanbi-Alade is presently the GCOO of Pathway Holdings Limited. She is also Co-founder/Director of Pathway Advisors Limited, Pathway Asset Management Limited and Founder/MD/CEO of Fundbox Financial Services Limited.

With over 15 years of experience across Nigeria’s financial services sector, including KPMG professional services and Michael Stevens Consulting, she is known for her disciplined, purpose-driven leadership.

At Pathway Holdings , she has strengthened internal systems and supported landmark, over-subscribed capital market transactions, reinforcing the Group’s reputation for trust and excellence. A Chartered Administrator, registered member of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, and Lagos Business School alumna.