MURTALA RASAKI
London,UK
Summary
I am the Senior Executive Vice President at Mimah Group, a diversified conglomerate in Nigeria, where I have been providing strategic advice and guidance to the board and overseeing the company's financial performance, investments, and business ventures for over 16 years. With a background in engineering, international finance, and public administration, I have a versatile portfolio of skills and experiences that enable me to lead enterprise development and innovation, champion execution and delivery of special projects, and contribute to nation building and policy formulation. My core competencies include preparing and implementing comprehensive business plans, ensuring compliance with policies and legal guidelines, and building trust relationships with shareholders, business partners, and authorities. I have also served as a Senior Legislative Assistant (Policy Adviser) at the National Assembly of Nigeria for eight years, where I conducted in-depth policy research, coordinated legal services and publications, and monitored and enforced the implementation of recommendations. I have established and maintained productive relationships with individuals and corporations in both the public and private sectors, especially in areas of information security management, smart business initiatives, and operational excellence. .
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Executive Vice President
Mimah Group
01.2008 - Current
- Prepared and implemented comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities
- Ensured Company policies and legal guidelines: are communicated all the way from the top down in the company and that they are followed at all times
- Maintained and Built trust relationships with shareholders, business partners and authorities
- Oversaw the company's financial performance, investments and other business ventures.
- Worked with board of directors to establish objectives and decisively lead operations.
- Maintained organisational compliance with applicable legislation and regulations.
- Served as official representative of organisation to public groups or government agencies.
- Spearheaded strategic planning and decision-making processes aligning with mission and stakeholder interests.
- Put in place clear controls for financial administration and business management.
- Identified and resolved operational issues impacting productivity, performance or profitability.
- Created and led successful business culture focused on performance.
- Maintained agile, responsible organisation with sustained revenue growth by monitoring industry forecasts, honing budgets and adjusting marketing strategies.
- Established strong rapport with stakeholders to enhance business credibility.
Senior Legislative Aide
The Senate, National Assembly Complex
01.2019 - 01.2023
- To the President of Senate of the 9th Assembly of the Nigeria Senate
- Led Comprehensive Research: Conducted in-depth policy research, meticulously analysing policy data, report writings, and communications with all cross functional team to ensure successful execution of special projects
- Legislative Drafting: Spearheaded and coordinating legal services and publication
- Enhanced Advisory Recommendations: Monitored and enforced the implementation of recommendations provided by policy research, strategic initiatives to the President of the Senate optimise political decision making
- Successfully contributed to Legislative Initiatives
- Selected as member of Nigerian Senate Policy team monitored bill progression within committees and well as votes in plenary session resulting in passage of bills resulting in creating legislative best practice
- The Senate Committee on Trade and Investments
Chief of Staff (Committee Trade & Investments)
National Assembly (Senate)
Abuja, FCT Nigeria
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Managed the flow of information; provided policy advisory services devised information management to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on various issues
- Planned, and Coordinated: Strategic activities as well as rapid action on policies
- Drafted, Reviewed and Edited: briefing materials for the Chairman of the Committee and supervised works done by communications experts
- Identified priorities, Assigned and Supervised the work of the other members of staff
- Determined Budget requirements, monitored expenditures and Analysed reallocation requirements.
Policy Adviser
South west Delegates Nigeria Constitutional Conference
Abuja, FCT Nigeria
01.2014 - 06.2014
- Exercised sound judgment and discretion when dealing with sensitive conference information.
- Collaborated with delegate to implement recommended strategies, providing ongoing support and monitoring progress for successful outcomes.
- Conducted in-depth research and analysis to gather relevant information, assess potential risks and opportunities.
- Conducted thorough analyses of c to develop constitutional issues and actionable recommendations.
- Offered ongoing support to delegates, answering questions, addressing concerns and adapting strategies as circumstances changed.
- Presented recommendations and findings to stakeholders in clear, persuasive and professional manner.
Vice President Operations
Jade Technologies Europe Ltd
London
06.2005 - 12.2007
- Primarily responsible for business operations in Europe and Africa
- Negotiated agreements with diverse parties to support strategic plans.
- Led policy research and analysis projects to drive evidence-based policy making.
- Developed key performance indicators for tracking and evaluating new policies.
- Established, implemented, and communicated the strategic direction of the organisation's operations
- Collaborated with executive leadership and developed company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on operations projects and systems
- Identified, recommended, and implemented new processes, technologies, and systems which improve and streamline organisational processes and use of resources and materials
- Ensured departmental project plans are in line with the organisation's business plan and vision
- Established, communicated, and implemented operations-related policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent support and execution
- Reviewed and approved cost-control reports, cost estimates, and staffing requirements for projects
- Presented periodic performance reports to the chief executive officer and other leadership.
Business Support Manager
Orange Telecoms
London
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Reviewed reports from subordinate management to identify areas of opportunity.
- Built and maintained strong working relationships with colleagues.
- Acted as point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, managing shared team inboxes and forwarding correspondence promptly.
- Organised meetings, took meeting minutes and completed follow-up actions.
- Coached teams to deliver administration best practices, achieving KPIs.
- Resolved performance management issues to maintain service quality.
- Understood changing staff requirements and scheduled personnel to meet demand.
- Responded proactively to changing demands to provide flexible, reactive business support.
Client Support Manager
Orange Telecoms UK
London
10.2001 - 05.2002
- Prepared schedules that maximised coverage during key hours.
- Coordinated support operations, aligning team efforts with organisational objectives.
- Conducted regular training sessions to equip support teams with evolving product knowledge.
- Directed and supervised support staff to provide efficient resolution of customer inquiries.
- Implemented quality assurance measures to maintain service excellence.
- Monitored employee and customer interactions to assess quality of service.
- Provided customer feedback to internal teams and developers to improve products and services.
- Trained and mentored support staff to provide exceptional customer service and swift resolution.
- Safeguarded sensitive data, following established protocols to protect privacy.
- Assisted customers with account access and password resets to support data protection.
- Attended service liaison meetings with customer representatives to raise awareness and update policies and strategies.
Business Customer Controller
Orange Telecoms UK
09.2000 - 10.2001
- Guided financial teams in analysing trends, enabling proactive decision support.
- Assessed financial performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and growth.
- Provided training on local and global policies, including ethics policy for culture of compliance.
Education
Executive Education (Short Course) Leadership and Management - Business and Management
University of London
London 01.2018 - 04.2018
Executive Education (Short Course) International Finance - Finance
University of London
London 01.2018 - 04.2018
B.Engr. (Hons) - Manufacturing Systems Engineering
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield
Hatfield, Hertfordshire1999
Skills
- Relationship building
- Industry partnership development
- Operations oversight
- Policy development
- Integrative negotiation
- Financial leadership
- Business administration
- Time management
- Strategic consultancy
Accomplishments
- IEE | Associate Member | 2000
- Secretary Technical Committee: Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Bill (ACT) for the creation of a federal agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is the highest federal competition regulator in Nigeria, housed within the Trade and Investment Ministry and is responsible for protecting market competition and promoting consumer protection
- Chair subcommittee (Rules and Business): for the creation of Non-political Caucuses
- Wrote the rules and guidance booklet for the creation of non-political caucuses
- Secretary Technical Committee Repeal and Enact the Companies and Allied Matters Bill 2020: The Act repeals the 2004 Act of the same name to provide for the incorporation of companies, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, registration of business names together with the incorporation of trustees of certain communities, bodies and associations
- (creating the lead debate, and coordinating responses from the public hearings and writing the committee report.)
- Inaugural Secretary - Anti-Money Laundering Caucus (Senate)
- Established the secretariat, rules for the business of the Caucus and acted the in house Knowledge Consul for the Caucus
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Areas of Expertise
• Full Microsoft Office Suite
• Business Research and Advisory
• Policy Formulation and Development
• Documentation and Review
• Project Planning and Management
• Information Security Management
• Strategic Management
• Confidentiality
• Internal Audit
• Enterprise Development & Innovation
• Strategic Planning & Optimisation
• Business Leadership • Leadership and Management
• Interpersonal Communication
• Negotiation and Persuasion
• Team Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Emotional Intelligence
• Client Relationship Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Report Writing
• Government and Public Affairs
• Analytical Thinking
Timeline
Senior Legislative Aide
The Senate, National Assembly Complex
01.2019 - 01.2023
Executive Education (Short Course) Leadership and Management - Business and Management
University of London
01.2018 - 04.2018
Executive Education (Short Course) International Finance - Finance
University of London
01.2018 - 04.2018
Chief of Staff (Committee Trade & Investments)
National Assembly (Senate)
01.2015 - 01.2019
Policy Adviser
South west Delegates Nigeria Constitutional Conference
01.2014 - 06.2014
Senior Executive Vice President
Mimah Group
01.2008 - Current
Vice President Operations
Jade Technologies Europe Ltd
06.2005 - 12.2007
Business Support Manager
Orange Telecoms
01.2003 - 01.2004
Client Support Manager
Orange Telecoms UK
10.2001 - 05.2002
Business Customer Controller
Orange Telecoms UK
09.2000 - 10.2001
B.Engr. (Hons) - Manufacturing Systems Engineering
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield
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