Mrs Afolasade Olowe has been appointed as the substantive Company Secretary of Cadbury Nigeria Plc effective 7 October 2024. According to the notification to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, she succeeded Mrs Fola Akande, who recently retired.
Mrs Olowe brings over two decades of experience in company secretarial practice and corporate governance, and we are confident that her expertise will enhance the Company’s corporate governance and company secretarial compliance.
Before joining Cadbury Nigeria, she was Senior Counsel and Company Secretary at Unilever Nigeria Plc. During her tenure at Unilever, she led the legal team in providing tailored legal advisory insights and direction to the organisation on diverse aspects of law. Furthermore, as Company Secretary, she ensured the entrenchment of good corporate governance within the board as well as the entire organisation.
Afolasade is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and holds an MBA from the Henley Business School, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Afolasade will form part of the SSA Legal team and will also join the West Africa Leadership team.
She is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria as well as the Society for Corporate Governance.
