Olufemi Olukayode Ogunlowo BSc, MSc, PHD

MD/CEO

Dr Olufemi Ogunlowo has a B.SC Civil Engineering (First Class with Honours) degree from the University of Ibadan (1992) and Master’s Degree with Distinction in Water and Waste Engineering (1998) and PhD in 2016 from the School of Civil and Building Engineering both from Loughborough University, UK. He has business experience spanning over 25 years in management consulting, banking and engineering. He has attended training programmes in front line institutions including Strategy School, St. Charles, Chicago Illinois, School of Management, Cranfield University, UK and Lagos Business School. 

Dr Ogunlowo started his career as a pupil engineer with Intecon Partnership, a civil/structural engineering firm and later was the planning engineer of the 24,000 km World Bank assisted Lagos State Water Expansion project. He has held the post of Senior Strategy Consultant in Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) where he recorded outstanding results in project execution and was Assistant Vice President and Lead Strategist at First City Monument Bank, the first indigenous investment bank in Nigeria and sometimes head of retail banking in the same bank. 

As founding partner of BMC Consultants, he successfully led many engagements in diverse industries. Some of these engagements include the commercial due diligence and turnaround strategy for Afribank Nig Plc, the post-merger integration of United Bank for Africa Plc and Standard Trust Bank, commercial due diligence on Ecobank Nigeria, the setup of Heirs Insurance Co Limited (now UBA insurance) and the restructuring of the portfolio companies in Odu’a Investment Company amongst others.

Dr Ogunlowo has grown SOL from a conceptual idea in 2006 to be one of the leading personnel outsourcing companies in Nigeria with focus on sales outsourcing.

Mr. Oare Ojeikere .

Chief Marketing officer

A senior marketing professional with significant Commercial management experience (30+) with industry-leading global organisations and major regional conglomerates, namely Xerox, Accenture, Coca-Cola, Airtel and the Dangote Group. Experience spans both strategic marketing and operational marketing roles at both country and group levels working in seven different countries in Africa, Middle East and Europe. Key positions held include Division Brand Manager Coca-Cola (Morocco/Egypt), Group Brand Director Celtel/Zain (Netherlands/Bahrain/Kenya), Marketing Director Airtel (Ghana), Marketing Director Coca-Cola (Nigeria) and Group Chief Marketing Officer, Dangote Industries (Nigeria) and Chief Commercial Officer, Dangote Cement. Oare is the Managing Partner for in.crement2m limited, a Commercial Excellence solutions provider.

Oluwafemi Lawrence B.Eng, MBA, MIS

Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

Oluwafemi holds a B.Eng. Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Ilorin, MBA in International Business Management from Lagos State University and Masters of Information Systems from University of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Femi has diverse international work experiences with Multinational Fast-Moving Consumer Goods organization, having spent over 19 years with subsidiaries of The Coca-Cola Company. He has worked over 5 years as an expatriate and international assignments at various capacity, defining strategy, developing and operating business solutions that drive competitive edge.

Femi brings a global approach to processes and operations and he is very passionate about operational excellence and modernization of client service delivery.

Femi is a professional member of Project Management Institute and certified as Project Management Professional (PMP). He has attended many professional and leadership training programmes facilitated by Lagos Business School, Philips Consulting, Balanced Scorecard Institute, Archer Consulting, Dale Carnegie, and other courses both Local and International.

Olufunke Akinloye MBA, RPA

Head, Marketing

Olufunke is a Marketing Communications and Brand Management Expert with almost 20 years of experience in managing local and international brands across diverse industries.

Olufunke started her professional career at Insight Communications, working with experts to create impactful brand communication. She has afterwards worked with other leading Advertising Agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA Concept, At some point in her career she worked as the General Manager of a foremost Digital Marketing Agency.

Her vast experience has been garnered over the years with the opportunity of managing brands Through-The-Line such as Stanbic IBTC, Lagos State MSME Fair, Swift Networks, Ribena, Macleans, d.light Solar Lanterns, Peak Milk, Maggi just to mention a few.

Olufunke is the founder of CODE ZONE for TEENS an annual summer coding program to empower Teenagers. She is also a Volunteer facilitator for the Lagos State Ministry of Education RSW Initiative.

She is a Full member of Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Management & Chattered Institute of Marketing, UK. She is also a Google Certified Search Engine Marketer. 

Solomon Adedeji Adebosin LL.B

Chief Learning Officer

Solomon Adedeji Adebosin obtained his first degree in Operations Research from the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State in 1997. He holds a Masters’ degree in Industrial and Labour Relations (MILR) from the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

He began his career as a Research Officer with the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) in 1999 and rose through the ranks over the years until his resignation in July, 2016 as the Acting Executive Secretary of FOBTOB. He thereafter had a brief stint with the Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN) as the Membership Services Manager. It was from there he joined the Human Capital Providers Association of Nigeria (HuCaPAN) – the umbrella body for registered/licensed Private Employment Agencies (PEAs) in Nigeria - as Executive Secretary; a position he held for 34 months before resigning to join Strategic Outsourcing Ltd, as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Corporate Services.

He is an Associate Member of the Certified Board of Administrators of Nigeria (CBAN), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (MCIPM), and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Nigeria Branch (ACIArb), as well as an Accredited Mediator of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse.

He is widely travelled and has attended several trade union courses and conferences both within and outside the shores of Nigeria.

He is a seasoned and well experienced organiser, trade union negotiator and an astute conflict resolution strategist, with a knack for administration and employee relations.

He is meticulous and has a deep passion for imparting knowledge to bring about change through training, coaching, mentoring and counselling. He loves reading, undertaking research and debates with a strong inclination for facilitation as well as learning and development.

He was a one-time President of the World Youth Committee of Union Network International (UNI – a Global Union Federation based in Nyon, Switzerland); with a membership of over 2 million at that time.

Saheed Oyebola ACA

Chief Financial Officer

Oyebola, is a professional accountant highly experienced in corporate financial reporting, taxation, Cost accounting, strategic planning and implementation, research and business development.

Oyebola, is the head of Account and Finance department at Strategic Outsourcing Limited, Lekki, Lagos. 

Oyebola, is a graduate of Accounting and Finance from Lagos State University. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria.

Oyebola, started his professional experience as an account officer (internship) with Shine Sharod Limited in 2005 immediately after his induction as an Associate Accounting Technician (AAT). He joined Alli Oluwayi Ibisomi and co chartered accountants for his audit training after his qualification as an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 2009. 

Oyebola was deeply involved in the preparation of the 2005 -2007 (back logged) financial statements of the University of Benin in 2011 to 2012.

Oyebola lectures Performance Management at Safe Associates Surulere, Lagos. He lectures staff of renowned and multinational firms like PWC, KPMG Ernst and Young and so on preparing for the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria professional examinations.

Francesca Gabriel ACIPM

Head, Human Resources

Francesca holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from Lagos State University, MBA in Human Resources Management from University of Education, Winneba, Ghana and professional diploma in Human Resources Management. She has attended various training programmes and workshop. She is a Chartered Associate Member of the Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and Institute of Strategic Human Capital Managers (ISHCM).

She is currently the Head of Human Resources Department at Strategic Outsourcing Limited and has worked in various capacities. She has proven experience in Human Resources, Administration and Logistics, Operations, Outsourcing, Relationship Management, Training and Performance Management. 

In her journey through the corporate life, she has demonstrated enviable leadership qualities and contributed excellently to organization’s growth whilst maintaining integrity, steadfastness, honour and reputation. Her voracious appetite for knowledge, interest for new ideas, and drive for success has brought her thus far.