Unilever Nigeria Plc at the weekend notified the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public of the appointment of Mrs Folake Ogundipe as an Executive Director of the company with effect from April 1, 2022.
According to the notice signed by the General Counsel & Company Secretary, Mrs Abidemi Ademola, the Board warmly welcomes Mrs Folake Ogundipe and wishes her all the best in her new role.
Mrs Ogundipe is a highly effective financial executive with cognate experience in leading finance functions to deliver corporate objectives that maximize stakeholders’ value.
She possesses hands-on experience as Chief Finance Officer/Head of Finance with remarkable leadership skills and strong accounting capabilities including IFRS and GAAP with proven knowledge of delivering end to-end financial procedures, designing effective and efficient controls, improving regulatory compliance and reporting, and minimizing risks.
With proven track record of increasing efficiency of financial operations through business transformation, it is said that her expertise at enhancing business profitability through formulation and implementation of innovative cost-saving strategies and achieving targeted objectives through successful leadership and mentorship of high-performance teams is second to none.
Mrs Ogundipe is adept at steering and establishing robust financial management capability as well as formulating effective strategies to drive strong financial governance.
Following the above appointment, the Board composition of Unilever Nigeria Plc with effect from April 1, 2022 includes Igwe Nnaemeka A. Achebe, CFR, mni – Chairman, Mr Carl Cruz (Filippino) – Managing Director, Mr Jaime Aguilera (Spanish) – Non-Executive Director, Mrs Abiola Alabi – Independent Non-Executive Director and Mrs Ammuna Lawan Ali, OON – Independent Non-Executive Director.
Others include Mr Felix Enwemadu – Executive Director, Mr Michael Ikpoki – Non-Executive Director, Mr Chika Nwobi – Independent Non-Executive Director, Mrs Folake Ogundipe – Executive Director and Mr Mutiu Sunmonu, CON, FNSE – Independent Non-Executive Director.
