PROFILE OF THE AUTHORS
( Document No.13, November 2000)

Chief Dennis O. ODIFE is currently Executive Vice Chairman of Centre-Point Merchant Bank Plc, Lagos, Nigeria. He was previously Chairman of Centre-Point Investments Limited, and Centre-Point Securities Limited. He pioneered the development of the second-tier securities market of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and arranged the admission of a majority of the indeigenous companies therein. He arranged several mergers and in the process established some of the current standards for merger documentation in the Nigerian Capital Market. He made the first issue in the Federal Privatization Program in 1988 and in the process set jointly with the TCPC the standards for all subsequent privatization exercise. He championed advocacy for Capital Market education and reform, for the quotation of indigenous companies on the stock market and for unit trust development in Nigeria. He has travelled extensively and rendered financial advice on investing in Nigeria to U.S. and European multinationals, as well as lecturing extensively on financial matters in Nigeria. He intervened decisively in the re-entry of the World Bank Group into Nigeria. Chief Odife was also a consultant to the World Bank and International Finance Corporation for the study on the review of the Nigerian Financial System. He is a member of the Nigerian Economic Society, British Institute of Management, Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigerian Stock Exchange and Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria. He is author of many publications and books, and has lectured widely. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Management Science from the Graduate School of Business and B.Sc (Hons) from the University of Lagos, as well as Dean's List from Colombia University, New York City.      >> back to author's article

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Prof. Stuart R. COHN is currently Professor of Law at the College of Law, University of Florida. He has lectured widely at Universities in the U.S.A., Germany and Uganda and has accumulated a number of educational awards and honours. He has published three books, numerous articles and other publications. Amongst these are " Securities Counselling for New and Developing Countries " and " Capital Market Development in Uganda ". He holds a B.A., University of Illinois, B.A., Honours Schools of Jurisprudence, Oxford University, LL.B., Yale Law School.      >> back to author's article

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Prof. Dr. Jozef OKOLSKI is currently Professor Ordinary at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, Head of the Department of Commercial Law at the Institute of Civil Law, University of Warsaw, Chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal at the National Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, Former Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, Former member of the Board of the Supreme Chamber of Audit, Advocate in Warsaw and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of STALEXPORT SA. He has 37 years of professional experience at the position of research and didactic worker at the University of Warsaw and was vice chancellor of the University. He has studied abroad, acted as arbitrator in numerous arbitrations concerning international commercial law and since 1999 is Chairman of the permanent Arbitration Tribunal at the National Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw. He has published three books and various other handbooks and publications. Prof. Okolski holds a Master of Laws (University of Warsaw), PhD in Law, passed the judicial exam at the Voivodeship Court and is a Professor of Law.      
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