Feyikemi Ikuseedun
Legal Practitioner/HR Manager
Winnipeg,MB
Summary
Dependable Company Secretary and Human Resource Manager with 15 years of experience serving as key consultant to board members. Detailed scribe skilled at taking meticulous meeting minutes and maintaining corporate documents. Skilled in oral and written communication, team leadership, and relationship-building.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Company Secretary
Noor Takaful Insurance Limited
12.2020 - Current
- Scheduling and organizing the Board and Board Committee meetings, Management meeting, and keeping records of the minutes of meeting
- Ensuring statutory filings are up to date with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)
- Providing the Directors of the company with guidance as to their duties, responsibilities and powers
- Ensuring Board Performance Evaluation is done regularly and is up to date
- Ensuring the Directors are aware of any law relevant to or affecting the company
- Preparation of general agreements, Deed of Assignment, Service level Agreements etc
- Ensuring the proper maintenance of books and registers of the company as required under the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020
- Ensuring the training of Directors on a regular basis
- General legal and administrative duties
- Planning and organizing the Annual General Meeting, Management meetings and Board and Board Committee meetings
- Liaising with the company’s external solicitors to ensure filings and returns with the regulatory bodies are up to date
- Decide on company’s policy for the filing and retention of documents.
Managing Partner
Matt and Dorcas Lawplace
05.2016 - Current
- Registration of Companies and making statutory filings at the Corporate Affairs Commission Handling tenancy issues on behalf of clients Drafting of general and commercial agreements Writing legal opinions and writing letters on behalf of clients with regards to their legal concerns General legal and administrative duties Resolving clients’ issues through alternative dispute resolution means and representing clients at such proceedings.
Company Secretary/Head Human Resources & Administration
Noor Takaful Insurance Limited
05.2019 - 11.2020
- On-boarded new staff and prepared their orientation schedule
- Handled staff payroll and staff welfare issues
- Ensured the statutory filing for company’s employees with the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) is done on an annual basis
- Ensured staff were provided cover under the company’s Group Life Policy for its employees
- I hired and interviewed staff, administered pay, benefits, and leave, and enforced company policies and practices
- Collected and analyzed employee data via internal surveys to measure employer satisfaction and develop talent retention strategies
- Promoted a healthy working environment for staff and management
- Supervised the procurement of office stationeries, and other company assets
- Supervised the purchase of company vehicles and other machineries for office use
- General legal and administrative duties
- Coordinated Board and Board Committee meetings and ensured the minutes of the meetings are recorded and kept
- I took minutes at Management meetings and ensured the records are kept
- Ensured statutory filings are up to date for the company with National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and other regulatory bodies the company has to comply with
- Convened the company’s Annual General Meeting and ensured the company’s shareholders are notified as and when due.
Legal Officer
Industrial and General Insurance Plc.
12.2010 - 04.2016
- Attended and took notes at court sessions in the Company’s matters
- Drafted and reviewed general agreements including but not limited to MOUs, Tenancy Agreements, Deed of Assignments, Loan Agreements, and Management Agreements
- Recorded minutes at Company’s meetings
- Researched on the position of law as it relates to issues arising in the course of the core business of the Company i.e
- Insurance matters
- Handled compliance issues with the various regulatory bodies that the Company has to comply with viz; Corporate Affairs Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and National Insurance Commission e.tc
- Provided the necessary support needed during the convening of Board Meetings, Board Committee Meetings and Annual General Meetings of the Company
- Secretary in charge of Business Development and External Relations Committee of the Board
- Attended and granted audience to shareholders with regards to their questions and concerns about the shares they hold in the Company
- Handled the transfer and transmission of shares on behalf of shareholders with the Registrars of the Company
- Corporate and secretarial functions
- General administrative duties.
Associate
Doyin Rhodes Vivour & co.
12.2009 - 09.2010
- Drafted letters to the firm’s clients
- Prepared file notes and court memos
- Coordinated minutes taking at Arbitration Proceedings
- Prepared legal opinions as requested by my superiors
- Researched on the position of law with regards to arbitration issues and other ancillary matters
- Researched on decided cases to support client’s claims
- Worked with the firm’s head of litigation and court sheriffs to levy court’s judgment against movable properties of debtor to the firm’s client.
Group Leader, Law Office Attachment Student (Nigerian Law School Program)
George Etomi & Partners
01.2009
- Acted as intermediary between the lawyers and the students
- Drafted court processes to be filed in court
- Researched on the position of law as it relates to client’s case
- Prepared documents for the purpose of incorporation of a company.
Education
PGD Human Resource Management, PACE - Human Resource Management
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, MB08.2024
Grad ICSAN -
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Nigeria
Foundation Member -
West African Insurance Institute
BL -
Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos
LLb Hons -
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Skills
- Administrative Support
- Payroll Administration
- Legal Documentation and Reporting
- Issue Response and Resolution
- Research and Analytical Skills
- Drafting Correspondence
- Office Management
Volunteer Experience
- Ability to balance priorities and coordinate work effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Sound knowledge of corporate law and practice.
- Good understanding of contracts, government regulations with regards to business transactions in corporate practice.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office package.
- Exceptional leadership and client care skills.
Work Availability
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Timeline
Company Secretary
Noor Takaful Insurance Limited
12.2020 - Current
Company Secretary/Head Human Resources & Administration
Noor Takaful Insurance Limited
05.2019 - 11.2020
Managing Partner
Matt and Dorcas Lawplace
05.2016 - Current
Legal Officer
Industrial and General Insurance Plc.
12.2010 - 04.2016
Associate
Doyin Rhodes Vivour & co.
12.2009 - 09.2010
Group Leader, Law Office Attachment Student (Nigerian Law School Program)
George Etomi & Partners
01.2009
PGD Human Resource Management, PACE - Human Resource Management
University of Winnipeg
Grad ICSAN -
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Nigeria
Foundation Member -
West African Insurance Institute
BL -
Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos
LLb Hons -
Olabisi Onabanjo University
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