Wemabod presently has a seven (7) man board headed by Arch. Owodunni Opayemi as the Chairman. The Board has responsibility for Corporate Governance, setting broad policy and strategic direction for the company. The members of the board as at 20th August 2020 are as follows:
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Mr Yemi Ejidiran had his first degree in Quantity Surveying and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Ilorin. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and a member of the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria. He is a certified Project Management Professional.
CHAIRMAN
Arc. Owodunni Opayemi, FNIA, is the Director representing Ogun State. He attended prestigious institutions like Remo Secondary School, Sagamu 1970-1974, Eko Boys High School, Mushin, 1974-1975, Kings College Lagos, 1975-1977, University of Lagos, 1977-1979, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee Fl, USA and Lawrence Institute of Technology, Southfield MI, USA. He is an astute businessman who started his Architectural career over 30 years ago as a fresh university graduate. He is a community leader and politician of repute who is close to his home base and well respected at home and abroad for his philanthropic activities and deeds.<br /> He has over the years done well in his business concerns which includes building construction, procurement, real estate, and engineering.<br /> He is a fellow of the Institute of Architects and a registered member of Architect Registration Council of Nigeria and a member of the Institute of Chartered Architects.<br /> He is the Executive Chairman, Beton Bau Nigeria Limited, Lagos.<br /> He is currently the Chairman of Wemabod Limited.<br /> He is married with Children.
Director
Ayo Afolabi is the Director representing Osun State on the Board of Wemabod Estates Limited. He studied Management Studies at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, holds a Diploma of the British Institute of Marketing and a Masters Degree in Communication Arts (MCA) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and the British Institute of Marketing.
DIRECTOR
Prince Emmanuel Oluwole Adegboro is the Director representing Ondo State on the Board of Wemabod Estates Limited. Prince Adegboro holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters in Public Administration. He attended prestigious institutions like The Federal Polytechnic, Akure ( now in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State) and the University of Ife(Now Obafemi Awolowo University). He served the nation in his capacity as a commissioned officer of the Nigerian Army and retired from the military as a captain in 1978, from where he went into active Politics.
DIRECTOR
Oluwaropo Adesanya studied Physical Health Education at the University of Ibadan.His experience spans within both the Public and Private sectors, which includes, Vice Chairman of Gbonyin Local Government Area, Ekiti State, Euro Plan Commodity as Procurement Manager. He has sat on the Board of several companies and public institutions including Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Polytechnic Ede, both as Chairman. He was also a ministerial nominee at some point in his political career. He is an avid sports enthusiast. Ropo Adesanya is widely travelled and married with children.
DIRECTOR
Engr. Kehinde Akinola M.sc, FNICE,FNSE,MNIM is the Director representing Lagos State. He attended prestigious institutions like Lagos African Church Grammar School 1973-1978, and the Kharkov State Institute of Engineering, Ukraine for his first and Master’s degree 1980-1986.He is an astute Civil engineer, businessman, entrepreneur and administrator. His career spans over 30 years in urban renewal and slum upgrade, sound project management practices that includes civil engineering projects, real estate developments, quality control, integrated financial management, monitoring and evaluation, public procurement, government relations, community relations, general management, environmental and social safeguards all with local and international exposure. He also has Public Sector experience.Mr. Akinola is a multi-linguist who communicates fluently in English, Yoruba and the Russian languages.He has to his credit several professional affiliations like Council Regulating Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) and the Certified Board of Administration of Nigeria.He has attended several professional advancement workshops, trainings and seminars. He has played major roles in community service and has several awards and honours to his name from reputable organisations and bodies. He is widely traveled.He is happily married.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Tope Arowolo, Fellow, Nigeria Association of Technologists in Engineering (FNATE), FIMC, CIVIC, was appointed General Manager Property Development and Management of Odu’a Investment Company Limited on November 1, 2017 . He graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Bida in 1993 where he studied Civil Engineering. He proceeded to the University of Science and Technology, Rivers state for his Post Graduate Degree in 2005 and also the Federal University of Technology Akure for his Masters in 2017. He also attended The Concrete Technology Institute in South Africa where he obtained another Degree in Concrete Practice and also attended Lafarge University in Paris, France and received the highest honour from the Lafarge Group. He later attended Great place to work Institute in Nigeria.<br /> His Professional career spanning several years has him with stints with Habibu Engineering Construction Limited, Omuna Construction Company Port Harcourt in 199, Jid Construction Limited as the Project , PW Nig Ltd between 2005 to 2007 as Head of Engineering, Grant Properties Limited , Lafarge Africa Plc . He left Lafarge in 2017 and worked at Alphamead Development Company briefly as Head of Programs and JV Developments. He moved to JCDecaux France as Construction Manager Sub-Saharan Africa (No 1 outdoor advertising company in the world) before joining Odua Investment Company Limited.