Fatimah Bintah Bello-Ismail
Ms. Bello-Ismail is a thorough-bred professional with over 25 years’ experience cutting across legal practice and financial services obtained from leading institutions.
Ms. Bello- Ismail is the Managing Partner Universal Chambers, a firm of Barristers, Solicitors and Notary Public and currently serves as a director of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc and Katsina State Investment and Properties Development Company.
She served as a panelist on WIMBIZ’s 10th Anniversary Lecturer Series “Women on Board” in March 2012 and participated in the W20 (Women 20) Summit- a sub-group and initiative of the Turkey G20 in October 2015. She previously served on the Board of National Insurance Company of Nigeria.
She obtained her Bachelor of Law degree from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984. She obtained a certificate in Legal Drafting from the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in 1991 and is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and International Bar Association.
Professional Experience | Academic and Professional Qualifications | Appointment Date | Board Committee Membership |
2005-Date Managing Partner Universal Chambers | Certificate of Legal Drafting Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Lagos, 1991 | February 22, 2022 | Chairman – Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee |
1987-1994 Continental Merchant Bank | Certificate of Call to Bar Nigerian Law School, Lagos, 1985 | Vice Chairman – Board Audit Committee | |
1995 Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund | Bachelor of Law Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. 1984 | Member – Board Finance and Investment Committee | |
1986-1987 Kehinde Sofola & Co | IJMB Certificate School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. 1981 | Member – Board Digital and Information Technology Committee | |
1985-1986 DPP Department, Federal Ministry of Justice, Lagos | Member – Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee |