Kunle Ade-Ojo
| Kunle Ade-Ojo | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Nigerian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Reading, Cranfield University |
| 💼 Occupation | Managing Director, Toyota Nigeria Limited |
| 🏢 Organization | Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) |
| 🏡 Home town | Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Michael Ade-ojo |
| 👪 Relatives | Funke Ade-ojo (sister in law) |
| Family | Demola Ade-Ojo, Deola Sagoe (nee Ade-Ojo) |
Kunle Ade-ojo is the Managing Director of Toyota (Nigeria) Limited (TNL).
Early Life and Career[edit]
Kunle (Olakunle) Ade-ojo hails from Ilara-mokin in Ondo state, southwest Nigeria. He is the son of the famous Nigerian industrialist and founder of Toyota Nigeria Limited, Chief Micheal Ade-ojo.[1]
He majored in Mechanical Engineering having studied at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. He is a Global Management Associate and holds a M.Sc in Automotive Product Engineering from Cranfield University also in the United Kingdom. Following his passion in the automobile industry where his father has been well established over the years, he also worked extensively in several departmental operations while at Toyota Motor Sales in the United States of America.
Kunle returned eventually to Nigeria and assumed as Business and Strategic Development Manager of Toyota (Nigeria) Limited and moved up the ladder.
Kunle is a Member of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria and Member of Council, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has attended various Executive Management Programmes both at the Lagos Business School and the Wits Business School, South Africa. Kunle is on the board of Custodian Investment Plc.[2]
Achievements[edit]
Kunle took over from Chandrasheker K. Thampy who until 2014 was the Managing Director of the Company.[3] This assumption into the office of the company's MD made him the fourth and yet youngest to have occupied that seat since the establishment of TNL.[4] Having assumed the position of the MD of the company in May 2014, Kunle had recorded some giant stride. One of his outstanding achievements as the Managing Director within his second year of leading the company is seeing to the establishment of the Toyota Assembly Plant in Nigeria and his supervision and test of the first Toyota Hiace bus assembled in the plant.
Socio-Economic Crusader[edit]
Kunle could be likened to be an advocate of a better working environment where businesses thrive and in turn boost the nation's GDP. In 2016 during a downturn of business for most industry player, he called on the Federal government of Nigeria to consider tax incentives for operators in the nation's auto industry to boost the economy.[5]
In a bid to see to a better welfare of people and the general public, Kunle has been observed over time to have showered milk of compassion to the less privileged and especially some inpatients in Lagos, having supported a humanitarian initiative of Tola Olukilede's Heal the world Movement which pays hospital bills of patients during an annual event[6][7].
In April 2017, Kunle was on Quest means Business where he spoke to CNN' sRichard Quest on the decline of automobile businesses in Nigeria in the light of the increase in tariff, devaluation of the naira and the economy downturn which led to recession.[8]
Award[edit]
Chief Executive Officer of the year[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Michael Ade-Ojo's Son Named Toyota New MD | The Lagos Times". 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ custodianplc.com.ng. "Custodian Investment Plc. – About Us". custodianplc.com.ng. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Toyota Nigeria Names Kunle Ade-Ojo New MD". Ventures Africa. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Kunle Ade-Ojo becomes Toyota Nigeria youngest MD". Vanguard News. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ↑ "Toyota Nigeria seeks incentives for auto sector". The Sun Nigeria. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Church pays patient's N200,000 bill". The Nation Newspaper. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ↑ Ajani, Odunayo (2018-11-12). "MD of Toyota Nigeria joins Heal the World Movement in Hospital Visitation". healtheworldmovementng.org. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ↑ "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ↑ manager. "Kunle Ade-Ojo Bags NAJA Awards | Welcome to Transport Day Online!!!". Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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