Acclaimed Nigeria’s fastest
growing composite e-commerce outfit, Yudala,
has strategically appointed Mr. Wole Ogundare as
Chief Executive Officer, with effect from May 1, 2017, reports ITRealms.
Ogundare, ITRealms reports took over from Mr. Dave
Ibelegbu, the pioneer Managing Director and renowned Third World corporate
start-up strategist who has moved on.
Also, ITRealms gathered that Wole Ogundare’s
appointment comes barely a week after the company announced its acquisition of
Yes Mobile, a cosmopolitan high-value retail outfit and the decision to add the
Yes Mobile chain of store locations and other resources to its rapidly growing
retail platform – a move that is expected to see an astronomical enhancement of
Yudala’s ambitious road map starting from next month.
An official statement from Yudala
made available to ITRealms and
endorsed by Head, Corporate Communication, Gideon Ayogu indicates that Ogundare
is a solid enterprise expert with over 22 years’ experience focused on market
entry strategies, corporate governance and financial intermediation for Africa-minded
business interests, Wole Ogundare previously managed the Account Management
Division at Insight Publicis - a frontline marketing and communications agency
focused on creating marcomms solutions across various sectors.
Prior to his time at Insight Publicis,
Wole Ogundare managed the Corporate Governance, Finance & Enterprise
Division of Phillips Consulting Ltd as a Partner – with responsibilities on
creating organizational value for clients by providing strategic advice on
setting up board governance charters/indicators and providing financial
management advisory services in areas such as business optimization, financial
analysis and modeling.
Over the last sixteen years, the
widely experienced Wole Ogundare has led projects in the power, solid minerals,
telecoms, financial services, health, agriculture, public sector and retail,
with expertise in systems strengthening, revenue assurance, strategic planning,
process reviews, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management and corporate
finance.
A Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Certified Financial Auditor, Wole Ogundare
has benefitted from several relevant trainings both within and outside the
shores of the country including the London Business School, UK as well as Witts
Business School and Thomas International, South Africa, among others.
In his new role, Wole Ogundare is
expected to spear-head the strategic growth plans and profitability of Yudala -
a revolutionary composite e-commerce company, whose bold expansionary model and
futuristic fusion of online and offline platforms has effectively positioned as
a potential sector leader in Nigeria.
Mr. Wole Ogundare took over from Dave
Ibelegbu, the pioneer Managing Director and renowned Third World corporate
start-up strategist who has moved on to Research and Business Development interests
in other fields.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
Pix: Wole Ogundare
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