Spotlight African Network at the Women Making A difference Community Service Leadership Award 2020 in Lagos recognized Mrs Taba Peterside for her excellence in leadership and community service in Africa.
Taba Peterside is an accomplished financial service professional with over 30 years of local and international experience in banking, development and microfinance, financial regulation and research. She is keenly interested in female financial empowerment and issues around girl child development. Mrs Peterside is the Founder and CEO of Waveline Growth Partners, a microfinance institution delivering credit and other financial services to MSMEs and individuals, and focusing particularly on female-owned businesses.
“We are very excited to partner with Spotlight Africa to sponsor the Women Making A Difference Awards,” Mrs Peterside said. “These LAWMA women are largely unnoticed, but perform a valuable service on a daily basis, risking their lives to keep the streets of Lagos clean. Financial inclusion is central to what we do at Waveline, and we look forward to working with these women to assist them on the basics of running a small business. I commend Spotlight Africa on this innovative initiative to recognize and reward the “Women in Orange’”.
Mrs Peterside is an active member of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (Wimbiz), and has previously served as an Executive Council Member. She is also a Trustee of Voice of the Child Law Centre.
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Tara brings her wealth of experience to a number of other boards and governing councils. Among these, she is a Director of Nigerian International Securities, one of Nigeria’s leading independent stockbroking and asset management firms. In addition, she is the Vice-Chairperson and a Trustee of the Nigerian National Committee of the United World Colleges, a global network of international pre-university colleges, offering the highly-regarded International Baccalaureate diploma.
Prior to founding Waveline, Mrs Petersideheaded various functions at The Nigerian Stock Exchange, including new listings and listed company relationships. She has also worked with the International Finance Corporation, Stanbic IBTC and the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Mrs Peterside is a graduate of Development Studies (Economics) from the University of Kent, UK and has a Masters in Development Economics from Dalhousie University, Canada. She has also benefitted from several leadership courses at the world’s top business schools. A regular speaker on business, leadership and financial issues, Mrs Peterside is also a Fellow of the Institute of Directors Nigeria.
