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Edwin Iguodala
Advisory Board Member
Edwin Iguodala
Advisory Board Member
Foundly known as Bros Iwi is an amputee who holds a Master’s degree in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Leeds.
He currently owns and manages a three ton capacity catfish farm where they produce fresh and smoked catfish.
When he's not on his farm, he’s moving people safely around the city of Lagos on one of the e-taxi service providers.
Tolulope Adedeji
Advisory Board Member
Tolulope Adedeji
Advisory Board Member
Tolulope Adedeji has extensive experience in building Brands and businesses. She has built brands from scratch to market leadership and has transformed brands from challengers to established brands. Over the course of her career, she has built over 15 brands across Africa.
She is currently the Marketing Director of AB Inbev where she leads the marketing teams in Nigeria and Ghana. Some of the iconic brands she leads are Budweiser, Trophy, Hero, Club beer and Beta Malt. She was appointed in November 2018.
Before her current appointment as Marketing Director for AB Inbev West Africa, Tolu served in various capacities through her 15 years career. She was Brand /Commercial Associate Director of Procter & Gamble Nigeria. Preceding this, she was the Brand and Commercial Leader of the P&G business in Ethiopia. Before these, she held various Brand Manager roles. Tolu’s career started in Finance for 4 years before joining Marketing.
In her days at P&G, she worked on various brands such as Always, Pampers, Ariel, Gillette and Oral B in Nigeria. She also navigated these brands through a challenging macroeconomic recession in 2016.
Her work extends beyond borders, she qualified Head & Shoulders launch for South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda and led the start-up of P&G brands into Ethiopia. Tolu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Babcock University, a Masters of Business Administration from Obafemi Awolowo University and a Masters of Science in International Management from the University of Liverpool, UK.
She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM). Tolu is passionate about growing businesses, children literacy, female empowerment, and youth development. She established Mrsceonaija, a social enterprise for similar causes. She authored Smart Sindara, the adventure series- a fiction book centered on self-confidence, leadership and culture for African children. She is on the board of Caring friends foundation (NGO for children with special needs) and on the advisory board of Irede Foundation and more. Tolu is married with children and loves Family time. She also loves to dance.
Teshola Idowu
Advisory Board Member
Teshola Idowu
Advisory Board Member
He is the Finance Manager, BRAUN. Procter & Gamble Dubai, UAE.
His goal is to contribute immensely to the growth and continual improvement of the Finance & Accounting field, this is enabled by his vast experience and education, coupled with his zest for perfection, ability to make quality contributions at all times and the desire to make a difference by improving the financial capabilities of the organization.
Olusegun Ekundayo
Advisory Board Member
Olusegun Ekundayo
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Olusegun Ekundayo is the Technical Business Development Manager at Nitro Switch Nigeria Limited.
A Business Development professional with a wealth of experience in the telecommunication sector, Olusegun has been instrumental in securing large ticket telecommunication contracts as the Technical Business Development Manager at Nitro Switch.
Olusegun brings to bear a vast experience in Mobile VAS and IT services space with added expertise in business analysis. His budding career has seen him work for leading IT organizations like M-P Infrastructure on Cybersecurity Service sales, Globacom Nigeria in the IT department with core responsibilities in mobile VAS reconciliation. His IT experience also spans across Nigeria and the UK for multinationals such as British American Tobacco.
Olusegun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Ibadan and a Masters in Business Management and Information Technology from St Andrews University in the UK.
Imoh Okundaye
Advisory Board Member
Imoh Okundaye
Advisory Board Member
She is the Managing Director of Jeremy Vine a human resources company that provides HR services for small and medium scale enterprises.
She has over fourteen years’ experience in the corporate world (First Bank of Nigeria Limited), where she worked in various departments including Human Capital Management & Development, Corporate Banking, Retail Marketing, and Branch Operation.
Dr Akinmokun
Advisory Board Member
Dr Akinmokun
Advisory Board Member
Dr Olasode Israel Akinmokun was born in Ibadan , Oyo state. Nigeria. He had his primary and secondary education in Ibadan before he had the opportunity to study medicine and surgery at the prestigious University of Lagos, graduating in 2002. He then pursued his postgraduate medical program in Orthopaedics and Traumatology with fellowships of both the National Postgraduate Medical College (FMCOrtho) and West African College Of Surgeons (FWACS). Dr. Akinmokun is a senior lecturer in the department of surgery, college of medicine, university of Lagos and a honorary consultant, Orthopeadic and Trauma Surgeon, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos state.
Dr. Akinmokun has been involved in lots of charity works with various organizations since his student days at the university. He has participated in free medical outreaches to various communities and other outreaches to people with special needs.
Edwin Iguodala
Advisory Board Member
Foundly known as Bros Iwi is an amputee who holds a Master’s degree in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Leeds.
He currently owns and manages a three ton capacity catfish farm where they produce fresh and smoked catfish.
When he's not on his farm, he’s moving people safely around the city of Lagos on one of the e-taxi service providers.
Tolulope Adedeji
Advisory Board Member
Tolulope Adedeji has extensive experience in building Brands and businesses. She has built brands from scratch to market leadership and has transformed brands from challengers to established brands. Over the course of her career, she has built over 15 brands across Africa.
She is currently the Marketing Director of AB Inbev where she leads the marketing teams in Nigeria and Ghana. Some of the iconic brands she leads are Budweiser, Trophy, Hero, Club beer and Beta Malt. She was appointed in November 2018.
Before her current appointment as Marketing Director for AB Inbev West Africa, Tolu served in various capacities through her 15 years career. She was Brand /Commercial Associate Director of Procter & Gamble Nigeria. Preceding this, she was the Brand and Commercial Leader of the P&G business in Ethiopia. Before these, she held various Brand Manager roles. Tolu’s career started in Finance for 4 years before joining Marketing.
In her days at P&G, she worked on various brands such as Always, Pampers, Ariel, Gillette and Oral B in Nigeria. She also navigated these brands through a challenging macroeconomic recession in 2016.
Her work extends beyond borders, she qualified Head & Shoulders launch for South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda and led the start-up of P&G brands into Ethiopia. Tolu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Babcock University, a Masters of Business Administration from Obafemi Awolowo University and a Masters of Science in International Management from the University of Liverpool, UK.
She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM). Tolu is passionate about growing businesses, children literacy, female empowerment, and youth development. She established Mrsceonaija, a social enterprise for similar causes. She authored Smart Sindara, the adventure series- a fiction book centered on self-confidence, leadership and culture for African children. She is on the board of Caring friends foundation (NGO for children with special needs) and on the advisory board of Irede Foundation and more. Tolu is married with children and loves Family time. She also loves to dance.
Teshola Idowu
Advisory Board Member
He is the Finance Manager, BRAUN. Procter & Gamble Dubai, UAE.
His goal is to contribute immensely to the growth and continual improvement of the Finance & Accounting field, this is enabled by his vast experience and education, coupled with his zest for perfection, ability to make quality contributions at all times and the desire to make a difference by improving the financial capabilities of the organization.
Jide Falaki
Chairman, Board of Trustees USA
A corporate finance executive with over 25 years of experience, Mr. Jide Falaki is currently the Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance, and Treasurer at McKesson Corp., a Fortune 8 diversified healthcare services company, having worked in the corporate finance field with companies such as Lowes, Best Buy, and CitiBank. He has also served on the National Board of Directors for a leading nonprofit in safe and healthy housing known as Rebuilding Together, harnessing more than 40 years of experience.He is an alumnus of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, where he graduated with first-class honors in Agricultural Economics and currently holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Olusegun Ekundayo
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Olusegun Ekundayo is the Technical Business Development Manager at Nitro Switch Nigeria Limited.
A Business Development professional with a wealth of experience in the telecommunication sector, Olusegun has been instrumental in securing large ticket telecommunication contracts as the Technical Business Development Manager at Nitro Switch.
Olusegun brings to bear a vast experience in Mobile VAS and IT services space with added expertise in business analysis. His budding career has seen him work for leading IT organizations like M-P Infrastructure on Cybersecurity Service sales, Globacom Nigeria in the IT department with core responsibilities in mobile VAS reconciliation. His IT experience also spans across Nigeria and the UK for multinationals such as British American Tobacco.
Olusegun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Ibadan and a Masters in Business Management and Information Technology from St Andrews University in the UK.
Imoh Okundaye
Advisory Board Member
She is the Managing Director of Jeremy Vine a human resources company that provides HR services for small and medium scale enterprises.
She has over fourteen years’ experience in the corporate world (First Bank of Nigeria Limited), where she worked in various departments including Human Capital Management & Development, Corporate Banking, Retail Marketing, and Branch Operation.
Dr Akinmokun
Advisory Board Member
Dr Olasode Israel Akinmokun was born in Ibadan , Oyo state. Nigeria. He had his primary and secondary education in Ibadan before he had the opportunity to study medicine and surgery at the prestigious University of Lagos, graduating in 2002. He then pursued his postgraduate medical program in Orthopaedics and Traumatology with fellowships of both the National Postgraduate Medical College (FMCOrtho) and West African College Of Surgeons (FWACS). Dr. Akinmokun is a senior lecturer in the department of surgery, college of medicine, university of Lagos and a honorary consultant, Orthopeadic and Trauma Surgeon, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos state.
Dr. Akinmokun has been involved in lots of charity works with various organizations since his student days at the university. He has participated in free medical outreaches to various communities and other outreaches to people with special needs.
Contact
USA Address: 5A Gwynns Mills Court, Owings Mills, MD, 21117
Nigeria Address: 15, Ramat Crescent, Ogudu GRA, Lagos, Nigeria.