Fatima holds a BA (Arch.) & BA (Urban Studies) from the University of Minnesota. She also holds an M.Sc. (Arch.) in Economics and Management of Construction from the Bartlett School of Architecture & Planning, University College (UCL), University of London. Fatima is a qualified Facility Management Professional (FMP) and is currently pursuing an MBA in Real Estate and Construction, from the University of Reading, U. K. Fatima is the CEO of Filmo Group
As a young graduate, she was a resident architect at the Air Force Military School, Jos, and was in charge of converting it from the old Jos Airport. Afterwards, she joined Multi-Systems Consultants Limited Architects and Planners, Kano as a resident architect from 1983–85. In 1987, she worked briefly with Femi Majekodunmi & Associates, Lagos. Her experience in property design and management saw her as Head of Real Estate Department, Cosmocorp Realty ( a part of the Cosmocorp Group) from 1990–92.
In 1992, she was appointed General Manager of Alpha Properties International Ltd., the post she held until she resigned to jointly set up Participant Properties Limited in 1994 as the Managing Director. She has managed the firm from inception to date, and successfully expanded its activities to Abuja, overseeing the overall activities of all the branches. Fatima is director at BGL PLC, one of the foremost investment banking companies in Africa with head office in Nigeria, offering first class financial advisory, corporate finance and private banking/asset management services to an expanding clientele comprised of institutional, corporate, government and ultra high net-worth clients.
Filmo Group
Filmo Group consists of Filmo reality, participant properties and Filmo facilities management. The group is concerned about the comfort and satisfaction of each individual resident in their properties, and they regularly monitor their performance in this area. Working as a dynamic team through their site dedicated managers and property management officers; they constantly keep abreast of their clients’ needs, and are committed to providing unequalled professional, prompt and responsive service.
Facilities Management (FFM), a member of the Filmo Group was registered as an independent company to provide Total Facilities Management services.
Leveraging on over sixteen years experience of their parent company in the industry, FFM provides added value to building assets and facilities managed or owned by other organisations. Filmo Facilities Management (FFM) is involved in outsourced solutions and offers significant benefits to various organisations.
Filmo Realty
With a portfolio of about 120 apartments and houses around Ikoyi and Victoria Island in Lagos, the company is run by professionals, and supported by competent administrative, customer relations and field officers, headed by Fatima.
Participant Properties
Participant Properties Limited engages in Real Estate Development, mainly of residential projects, with the view to increasing their stock of accommodation available for renting and management by Filmo Realty Limited
Filmo Facilities Management
Filmo Facilities Management Limited handles the maintenance of buildings, plus the facilities and services. Their experience in this area has resulted in establishing an impeccable network for outsourcing the best services in the market
Trainings and Seminars
Fatima Wali has attended several management training courses and seminars, both within and outside Nigeria.
Initiatives
Fatima has initiated and worked on several projects including pioneering the concept of luxury apartments in Nigeria with Texaco and Schlumberger being the first off takers.
Boards
She has recently been appointed on the board of Triquest Energy Limited and BGL Limited. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Chapel Hill Denham Fund for Women, OANDO foundation and a WIMBOARD lead ambassador (WIMBIZ initiative).
Memberships
Fatima is a member of the Lagos State University governing council and a member of the presidential committee for flood, relief and rehabilitation set up to raise funds and rehabilitate the victims of the flood that affected twenty-four states of the federation
Savvy
Fatima has thirty years of commercial real estate experience, encompassing development and project management, architectural/design and consulting. She served as a panelist in Harvard Business School’s 2006 African Business Conference and Stanford University’s African Business Conference in 2010. She was also one of the primary links between International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Access bank in the promotion and establishment of the Gender Entrepreneurship Markets initiative in Nigeria.
Fatima served on the central organising committee for the 17th Nigeria Economic Summit and the Private Sector Working Group (PSWG) on the prioritisation of federal Government policies, programmes and projects from 2011-2015. She was also appointed to the National special task force on refineries set up by the ministry of petroleum resources.
Family
Fatima is married with three sons
