Folashade is a multifaceted leader with over two decades’ experience spanning across strategy and performance management, finance, change management and culture transformation, communication, sustainability and corporate affairs.

Folashade has also served on the Summit 24 Executive Committee of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) and served as a board member of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) Nigeria and the board of the United Nations Global Compact Nigeria. She sat on the board of the EuroChams (European Business Chamber) Nigeria where she served as the Inaugural President, working with the Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) advocating the promotion of trade, investments and exchanges between European and Nigerian Businesses, inclusive of best practices and corporate social responsibility.

Folashade graduated with a B.A Hons in Accounting Finance (1995) from the London Guildhall University. She also holds an MBA from the Open University Business School, UK (2011). In addition, Folashade is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School (Pan Africa University) where she completed an Advanced Management Leadership Programme (2010). Further postgraduate studies include Women Transforming Leadership programme with the Said Business School, Oxford (2018). Folashade has notably been recognised as one of the top 50 Inspiring Women in Nigeria by Business Day, Guardian Woman Top Inspiring List of Women, Leading Ladies Africa – Top 100 Women List and by the United Nations Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Climate Action Edition.

Additionally, Folashade was appointed a Senator representing Nigeria at the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFL), which aims to ease access to finance, promote gender parity and financial inclusion, and create more jobs and social justice. Under Folashade’s leadership, Lafarge Africa was awarded Gold MEA Holeim Group CSR Award twice (2019 & 2020) and ranked 4th (from 50) by Forbes Africa Top CSR/Sustainable Brand, 2020.

Folashade is passionate about uplifting and collaborating with women; which is why she founded Women Inspiring Impact Network (WiiN), (a not-for-profit platform – NGO), coaching and empowering women to discover their best self and achieve indelible leadership.