Ayuli Jemide

Ayuli Jemide (AJ) is a model contrarian who finds excitement in championing concepts that go against the grain. He is the founder and lead Partner of DETAIL COMMERCIAL SOLICITORS, Nigeria’s first commercial solicitors’ firm to specialize exclusively in non-court room practice. Ayuli was named the “Best Lawyer, Nigeria, 2013’’ by World Finance and he has led several notable transactions.

He is an Adjunct Professor at IE University, Madrid, Spain. Ayuli is a regular public speaker at various forums and the author of “LISTENEVERYHOW- How Negotiations Work”.

AJ enjoys kayaking, sun and sea photography, tennis, and swimming in his spare time.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Founder and Lead partner, Detail Commercial Solicitors, Lagos Nigeria, 1995 - Present

• Board Member, The Online Publishers Limited, Delaware, USA, 2021 - Present

• Independent Director, Construction Kaiser Limited, Nigeria, 2019 - Present

• Chairman, GMH Luxury, Real Estate Developers

• Past President, IE Business School, Nigerian Alumni Association, 2017

• Board Member, Intellifin Solutions Limited, Nigeria, 2016 - Present

• Member Advisory Board, Founders Carbon Network, Nigeria, 2015 - Present

• Past Board Chairman, Ebola Containment Trust Fund (ECTF), Nigeria, 2014

• Nigerian Advisory Board Member, Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc, 2013 - Present

• Past Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law, 2010

• Past Non-Executive Director, Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company, 2014 - 2015 

• Member Committees covering: Risk & Financial Stability; Finance & General Purpose; Strategy

• Past President, Nigerian Swiss Chamber of Commerce, 2006 - 2008

• Past Vice President, Nigerian Swiss Chamber of Commerce, 2005 - 2006 

• Past Board Member, West African Glass Industry Plc, 2002 - 2003

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor, IE University, Madrid, Spain

• IE Business School, Gurus & Griots Fellowship - 2021 Cohort

• Visiting Faculty, Lagos Business School’s Centre for Infrastructure, Policy, Regulation and Advancement (CIPRA) 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Certified Public Private Partnership Specialist, Institute for Public Private Partnerships, Washington DC, USA, 2009 

• Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, IE University, Madrid, Spain 2007

• LLM – Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, 2007

• Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK, 2006

• LLB, Nigerian Bar Association, 1998

• Bachelor of Law, University of Benin, Nigeria, 1987

Executive Management Courses, include:

• Orchestrating Winning Performance – IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland 

• Creating & Executing Breakthrough Strategy – Columbia Business School, New York, USA 

• Integrating Finance & Strategy for Value Creation – The Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA