I am a dedicated business leader with a proven track record of leveraging my expertise to deliver both commercial and organizational excellence. Throughout my career, I have consistently utilized innovative strategies and techniques to achieve exceptional results and drive sustainable growth for businesses. My approach is rooted in a deep understanding of the ever-evolving corporate landscape and the ability to navigate complex challenges with a blend of foresight, strategic thinking, and adaptability.

My experience spans across various domains, including operational management, strategic planning, and team leadership. I have honed my skills by embracing cutting-edge methodologies and staying ahead of industry trends, ensuring that the organizations I lead not only meet their goals but surpass expectations. I take pride in identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing systems and processes that foster efficiency, collaboration, and innovation. Leadership is at the core of my professional philosophy. I believe in inspiring teams to maximize their potential, cultivating a culture of trust, accountability, and shared vision.

By empowering individuals and aligning their efforts with organizational objectives, I have been able to steer businesses toward continuous growth and long-term success. My commitment to excellence makes me an asset to any company seeking transformative progress in a competitive marketplace.

• I am a business leader who uses his expertise to deliver commercial and organizational excellence by leveraging my experience with cutting-edge techniques and leadership skills to steer businesses in the path of continuous growth.

• Being able to develop and manage cross-functional teams’ capabilities to deliver optimum results, launch and sustain new products/brands, execute successive market entries for diver’s products across segments of markets – modern and traditional trade, revive ailing business, driving revenue growth, customer satisfaction, creating new frontiers for the business and market penetration is my drive.

SKILLS (selected examples):

• Project Management

• Business Development

• Capability Development & Management

• General Management

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.Sc, Mathematics 1997-2001, University of Ilorin, Kwara State

• MBA, General 2007-2009, Ekiti State University, Ekiti State

Work Experience:

Business Development Manager
Dec. 2022 - till date, Infinity Snacks and Beverages Ltd

• Develop diverse business growth strategies to improve the company’s financial gain and customers satisfaction within the country.

• Coordinate meetings with prospective Distributors, Key Accounts and Modern Trade partners across Nigeria.

• Launch new product developments and arrange market entry strategies for the successful take off of the products across all channels.

• Capability development for all sales team.

• Coordinate Modern Trade B2B Sales PAN Nigeria.

• Manage Modern Trade team across the country.

Head Operations/Project Lead
Sept. 2021 – Nov. 2022, Ibasaol Technologies

• Deliver projects successfully across diverse sectors with highest value addition that is second to none.

• Strategic sourcing, planning and execution of projects for the company.

Head Business Development
Nov. 2019–Oct. 2021, Oyin Industries Ltd.

• Designed policies and formulated business strategies to get the company on a solid trajectory for positive growth.

• Coordinates Customer Service Operations and retention rate of janitorial, cleaning, fumigation & disinfecting clients.

• Devaluates risk and leads all quality assurance processes

• Oversees expense and budgeting to help optimize cost and benefits

HEAD (Sales & Marketing)
2015 to 2019, Canvest Nig. Ltd.

• Opened new Channels & negotiated deals for the HORECA & MT

• Developed new Channels – HORECA & Modern Trade across Nigeria that that gave additional 10% - 17% Sell Out.

• Expanded the business frontier to 20 new cities year on year

• Negotiated business deals new 15 B2Bs’ that grew VAHINE category, which led to expansion into 27 new cities across Nigeria.

NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
2014-2015, Bowclose Nig. Ltd.

• Brocade the deal that brought back 9 estranged Distributors that gave additional 15% sales revenue to the company’s turn over

• Negotiated deals with 3 MT channels that brought into their shelves the Shampoo brand that was deleted from their listed products

• Revived the dwindling partnership between the company and Vet. Doctors

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER NIG/GHA
2013-2014, H.J. Heinz Nig. Ltd.

• Created new RTMs – HORECA & PHARMA that increased the turn over by 8.6% in 6months

• Launched 4 NPDs successfully and delivered the projected sales in Nigeria

• Negotiated the KFC deal that brought Heinz 9g Ketchup into Nigeria

• Launched 2NPDs successfully and delivered the projected sales in Ghana

REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
2004-2013, Nestle Nig. Plc.

• Innovated the Wheelbarrow Sales Initiative for non-wet markets, which later became a National project for the Maggi Brand

• Revolutionized Nescafe sales from a dwindling YoY performance to 145% volume & 165% NPS growth, that translated to a Branch Project

• Negotiated and facilitated the expansion of Drop Points/Trade Partner which grew the Cash Flow week in week out.