By: OLIVIA NNOROM
The Board of Directors of Wema Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Oluwayemisi Olorunshola as its new Chairman, following the retirement of the current board Chairman, Babatunde Kasali.
This development was communicated in a statement signed by Johnson Lebile, the Company Secretary/General Counsel of Wema Bank, to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), where the bank revealed that having attained the retirement age, Kasali will be proceeding on retirement, in line with the Bank’s articles of Association.
Prior to this new appointment, Dr. Oluwayemisi Olorunshola was appointed one of the independent Non-Executive directors of the Bank, in the year 2022, where she served as the Chairman of the Board’s Nomination and Governance Committee.
Oluwayemisi Olorunshola obtained her B.Sc. degree in Education & Economics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, lle Ife, holds a Master degree in Business Administration from University of Liverpool, UK, and a Doctorate degree in Business Administration from Walden University, USA.
She is an experienced Supply Chain professional and a business associate with over 15 years’ of corporate governance experience in multinational organisations including, Four Acres Training Facility, Unilever UK, FITC, Leighton Academy, and H Pierson, and over 10 years of experience as a business manager.
Her work experience spans every aspect of the supply chain including Business & Production Planning, Procurement, Distribution, Import & Export, and Logistics Services.
Oluwayemisi Olorunshola is a director and a fellow of the International Institute for African Scholars, a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, Member, Institute of Directors, and a chartered member of the Nigerian Chartered Institute of Personnel Management.
Olorunshola’s wealth of experience facilitated her widely read publication on small business sustainability strategies, in the Journal of Functional Education (JFEAcademia), Proquest.com, and Academia.edu, which has been referenced by many scholars.
She has volunteered in many civic activities where she has contributed greatly to the development of her community and other areas of influence.
