Legend Internet Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the investing public of appointment of Mr. Chris Pitan as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective from 1 September 2025.
Mr. Pitan is a Certified Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of experience spanning financial services, technology, energy, and real estate. He has built a strong reputation for delivering impactful financial insights, driving corporate strategy, and ensuring regulatory compliance across complex organizations.
Most recently, he served as Commercial Finance Manager at Sky Group (UK), where he managed over $200 million in capital and operational budgets, optimized cloud and streaming investments worth $120 million annually, and delivered significant cost savings while aligning financial operations with strategic business goals.
Prior to that, he was Finance Business Partner at West Kent Housing Association (UK), overseeing a £100 million budget and implementing advanced financial monitoring systems that improved transparency and decisionmaking. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Megadrill Services LLC / Depthwize Limited (US/Nigeria), where he drove $60 million in tax savings, successfully restructured $100 million in corporate debt, and oversaw a $200 million bond issuance.
Mr. Pitan began his career at KPMG Nigeria, where he advised multinational clients on M&A, tax structuring, and regulatory reforms. He holds an MSc in Law and Finance from Queen Mary University of London, is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and is qualified as a Barrister at Law (BL) with an LLB in Law.
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