Unilever Nigeria announces appointment of new ED, Company Secretary

Unilever Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Abidemi Ademola as new executive director and Afolasade Olowe as the company secretary.

Both appointments took effect from March 16, 2023.

Ademola is a legal practitioner with an experience of more than 27 years in commercial law and corporate governance practice in Nigeria and West Africa, the company said in a statement.

“Her forte is to proactively identify legal, regulatory, compliance and corporate governance risks to business and develop innovative mitigation to enable seamless business operations and sustainability.”

She is a graduate of Law from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and holds a Master of Law from the University of Lagos. Also, Mrs. Ademola has an MBA in Leadership from Walden University, United States.

She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, a governing council member of the institute and a fellow of the WIMBOARD Institute, a WIMBIZ/IE University, Madrid Executive Education Programme for Women on Boards.

Mrs. Afolasade Olowe brings to the board about 20 years of legal practice, especially in corporate commercial law and governance practice.

Her areas of expertise comprise regulatory advisory and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and governance as well as labour and employment.

“Before joining Unilever Nigeria Plc, Afolasade gained her legal experience in two of Nigeria’s leading full-service commercial law firms where she developed first-hand skills in her areas of expertise, especially Company Secretarial & Corporate Governance practice,” Unilever Nigeria said.

Olowe is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria as well as the Society for Corporate Governance. She is also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and has a Master of Business Administration from the Henley Business School, University of Reading, United Kingdom.