Jemima (Adegoke) Lewis

Senior Vice President, Commercial & Growth

, GB.

About

Strategic commercial and growth leader with over five years at Fincra, combining marketing, brand, and communications expertise with revenue-focused discipline. Skilled at transforming brand narratives into scalable commercial success across African markets.

Work

Fincra

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Senior Vice President, Commercial & Growth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Summary

Leading commercial revenue strategy, strategic partnerships, and market expansion. Builds narrative-led, revenue-driven growth initiatives across African markets.

Highlights

Translates strategy into clear, executable narratives aligned with revenue goals

Oversees commercial revenue strategy, strategic partnerships, and go‑to‑market alignment across Fincra

Drives cross‑border payments offering one API, built in‑house, with Nigeria BDC license and FX capabilities

AKNLWS (“A Knight Named Lewis”)

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Partner

Leeds, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Summary

Co‑founder and strategic delivery consultant, offering growth marketing, brand, and content strategy services independently.

Highlights

Launched consulting business offering services including Lead Generation, Brand Marketing, Growth Marketing, Content Strategy

Built practice amidst generative AI boom reinforcing creative and strategic identity

Fincra

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Senior Vice President, Marketing, Brand & Communications

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Summary

Led Fincra’s marketing and brand communications functions, building team, brand identity, campaigns, and global visibility.

Highlights

Built marketing and communications team from ground up

Crafted brand identity and public presence from scratch

Drove thousands of leads and major campaigns, contributing to global visibility

Fincra

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Marketing and Communications Manager

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Summary

Managed marketing and communications, brand, product launches and campaigns across online and offline channels.

Highlights

Managed marketing communications and campaigns across multiple products

Led brand and communications strategy during key growth phases

Aella App

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Marketing and Communications Manager

San Francisco, California, US

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Summary

Led communication and marketing strategies supporting growth, rebrand and product launches, including UX copy and campaign execution.

Highlights

Developed and executed multichannel marketing and communication strategies

Supported Aella rebrand and launched Aella Care

Optimized customer journeys via UX copy across digital touchpoints

Wild Fusion Limited

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Social Media Team Lead

Ikoyi, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Led social media team in producing branded content and digital engagement strategies.

Highlights

Led social media team delivering integrated digital campaigns

Wild Fusion Limited

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Digital Communications Manager

Ikoyi, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Managed digital communications strategy and execution for prominent clients across sectors.

Highlights

Developed digital strategy and content for clients including Oando PLC, Lafarge Africa, UBA, Chivita 100%

Executed digital campaigns, community management, PR and growth strategies

The Republic Agency

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Account Executive

Ikeja, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Served as account executive handling client relationships and campaign delivery.

Highlights

Managed client accounts and supported brand campaign execution

The Republic Agency

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Social Media Specialist

Ikeja, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Executed social media strategy and content creation for brand engagement.

Highlights

Developed social media content and community engagement

Education

National University of Singapore

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
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Certificate Public Relations

Babcock University

Ilishan-Remo, Ogun, Nigeria
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Bachelor of Arts English Language and Literature

Skills

Commercial Strategy

revenue strategy, market expansion, partnerships.

Brand & Communications

brand identity, content strategy, campaign management.

Growth & Marketing

lead generation, growth marketing, digital campaigns.

Product Marketing

product launches, UX copywriting, go‑to‑market.

Team Leadership

team building, cross‑functional collaboration, stakeholder management.