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Board Members

Folabi Esan

Chairman Board

Folabi Esan

Chairman Board

Folabi served on the board of the Nigerian German Business Association as a two-term (four years) president. He worked with Shell, Arthur Andersen and Bain & Company. Folabi is a Chevening Scholar and Masters’ degree holder from both Stanford University and Birbeck College, University of London. Folabi has over 20 years of professional experience establishing new businesses in Nigeria. He has worked in a wide variety of industries and for a number of global companies. Currently a Partner at Adlevo Capital, a private equity fund targeting expansion stage technology-enabling ventures in Africa, Folabi has previously run Catalyst TDC - a venture incubator, SAP West Africa (ERP software and solution provider) and Heureka Consulting (technology marketing services). Folabi’s goal is to contribute to the improvement of livelihoods by facilitating the creation of fulfilling jobs.

Lanre Awojoodu

Chief Executive Officer

Lanre Awojoodu

Chief Executive Officer

Lanre is a leader and Visionaire in Africa’s Agric Export value chain. He is the founder and Chief Executive officer of Sourcing and Produce. A leading Agric Export company with operations in Nigeria, USA, Zambia, Malawi, UAE and Tanzania. Lanre has directly exported ten Agric commodities to 33+ countries over the last decade. Under his leadership, the company has experienced a year-on-year revenue growth of over 100%. His knack for entrepreneurship has resulted in the diversification and integration of Sourcing and Produce Ltd business activities with other lines such as E-commerce, under the brand name, "SoPure Food Store" which focuses on selling premium African food items to Africans in diaspora on the internet, especially on Amazon. "Sourcing and Produce Farmers’ Co-operative", an initiative that empowers African farmers by finding international markets for their harvest. "Sea to Port Ltd", the logistics arm of the business provides clearing and forwarding services across the Agric export value chain. Prior to his foray in the Agric Export business, Lanre is a certified ERP consultant and Project Manager. He was directly involved in the implementation of enterprise software in an array of industries from manufacturing, FMCG, Oil and Gas sector. He has a B.sc Accounting from the University of Lagos and MBA from Obafemi Awolowo University. Lanre’s vision is to build Sourcing and Produce into a Global brand.

Madliene Mwithiga

Non Executive Director

Madliene Mwithiga

Non Executive Director

Madleine is the Managing Director for Africa and Co-Founder of ADAPTA.EARTH, Africa’s first climate adaptation facility directed to the agricultural sector. ADAPTA, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has developed the ADAPTA CS (Climate Scoring Data & Tech Tool) – a novel climate-smart banking underwriting model and risk management framework for managing Ag-portfolios. With full responsibility for ADAPTA business operations in Africa and building projects globally, Madleine evaluates potential opportunities for scaling climate adaptation support. Holding senior management roles at international and local banks, Madleine has 28 years of banking experience across Africa as Country and Regional Head for SMEs, launching strong client propositions and successful product rollouts. Madleine gained global recognition in the banking industry for embedding innovative solutions for SME clients and received excellence awards for effective implementation of small business support strategies. Madleine is also a farmer, growing sugar, herbs, and tubers in central and coastal Kenya, pursuing a Master of Agribusiness at the Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya, and an alumnus of Women Executives Federation of Kenya Employers Leadership Program. Madleine holds professional certifications in Corporate Governance & Board Competence and is a member of several local boards.

Charles Taylor

Non Executive Director

Charles Taylor

Non Executive Director

Environmental economics researcher with a focus on climate, agriculture, land use, and ecosystem services. Currently a Professor at UC Berkeley and at Harvard Kennedy School as an assistant professor. Prior to academia, He has over a decade of experience building companies and nonprofits in the land, agriculture, commodity, natural resource, and environmental space. Before that he worked at McKinsey & Company and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is passionate about research, teaching and writing about global issues in land management and sustainable development.

Adekunle Adebiyi

Executive Director

Adekunle Adebiyi

Executive Director

Adekunle oversees MBO Capital’s investment division. He has over 15 years’ experience in investment banking, consulting, telecommunications, operations management and private equity. Prior to joining MBO Capital Management Limited, Adekunle worked at PwC Nigeria as a Corporate Finance Manager, where he provided sell-side and buyside financial advisory. Adekunle previously worked for Access Bank plc, initially as head of private equity in its asset management subsidiary and then as a team lead in the financial markets division. He has also worked in New York at Lehman Brothers as an investment-banking Associate and in London at DHL, a global logistics company. He started his career at Analysys, a UK-based telecommunications consultancy as a research analyst. Adekunle holds an MBA in Finance from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and an MA/MEng in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Management Team

Lanre Awojoodu

Chief Executive Officer

Lanre Awojoodu

Chief Executive Officer

• A leader and Visionaire in Africa’s Agric Export value chain.
• Exported more than ten Agric commodities to over 33 countries leading to a year-on-year revenue growth of over 100%.
• Prior to the Agric Export business, a certified ERP consultant and Project Manager involved in the implementation of enterprise software in an array of industries from manufacturing, FMCG, Oil and Gas sector.
• B.sc, Accountancy and MSc, Business Administration.

Tunde Oloruntoba

Global Head of Operations

Tunde Oloruntoba

Global Head of Operations

• Oversee general business operations.
• 13+ years of experience in Production management, Purchasing and Quality.
• Prior, Global head of Operations, Production supervisor at Agro and Commodities Trades Ltd, Ware house and quality manager at Timsol Nigeria Ltd, Purchasing Manager, Crystal Green Global Services Ltd
• B.Sc, Accountancy.

Omolola Fadipe

Chief Operations Officer

Omolola Fadipe

Chief Operations Officer

• Handles and oversee day to day operations of the organization.
• Prior, Chief Operations Officer, Head Human Resources who managed the workforce, drove performance and promoted the organization’s culture.
• 15+ years of experience in workforce management, talent acquisition, process engineering, performance management, learning and development.
• Managed Over 350 employees
• B. A, English Language and Executive Leadership Certificate on Business Development.
• Masters in International Human Resource Management
• Fellow member of the chartered Institute of Human Resource Management
• Certified Human Resource Professional at Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management.

Kabiru Adediran

Chief Financial Officer

Kabiru Adediran

Chief Financial Officer

• 20+ years of experience in various sectors of the economy such as insurance, aviation, health, information technology, manufacturing, logistics and automobile.
• Prior, Sourcing and Produce, worked in management positions with Ashmount Insurance brokers, Jawura environmental Ltd, Ruby Nigeria Ltd, Scoa Nigeria Plc, Me Cure Health Ltd, Olufemi Obadina & Co and Radmed Diagnostic Center amongst others.
• Certified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
• Fellow member of the chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
• Associate member of the Chartered institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN).
• HND, Accounting and MBA, Financial Management.

Jesulayomi Durotola

Head, Project Management

Jesulayomi Durotola

Head, Project Management

• 5+ years of experience in project management. expertise in delivering objectives within record time and optimizing resources efficiently.
• Strong commitment to quality and an eye for detail, overseen numerous projects related to the sourcing and exportation of agricultural commodities.
• B.Sc Chemistry Education and PMP Certified.

Ridwan Adeagbo

Head, Trades

Ridwan Adeagbo

Head, Trades

• 6+ years of experience in generating leads, classifying and analyzing sales data, marketing and selling of company’s products, negotiating and closing deals and lastly, customer management.
• Prior, Head of Trades, Growth Marketer Guarantee Trust Bank.
• Advanced intermediate French language skill
• Beginner level Spanish language skill
• HND, Mathematics and Statistics.

OUR TEAM

MEET OUR TEAM

Together we can do great things

Board Members

Folabi Esan

Lanre Awojoodu

Madliene Mwithiga

Charles Taylor

Adekunle Adebiyi

Management Team

Lanre Awojoodu

Tunde Oloruntoba

Omolola Fadipe

Kabiru Adediran

Jesulayomi Durotola

Ridwan Adeagbo

Lagos ( HQ )

Blantyre, Malawi

Lusaka, Zambia

Dar es Salam, Tanzania

Wyoming, USA

United Arab Emirates