Bola Afolabi

Bola Afolabi, PhD, FCIPS (Chartered) , FCArb

Bola Afolabi is an accomplished oil and gas professional of over three decades, with
experience in the upstream downstream sectors. He is globally recognized as a distinguished contracting procurement strategist, energetic and commercially oriented individual, also an arrowhead of supply chain practice in the Nigerian Oil Gas Industry.

He retired as the NNPC Group General Manager Research Development (R D), where he worked as the Chief Executive Officer for the NNPC's science and technology research center. Before then, he was the Group General Manager LNG Investment, responsible for managing Nigeria's investment in all LNG ventures (NLNG, Brass, OKLNG etc) and has held senior roles in IT and transformation. Dr. Afolabi is a great motivator and excellent reformer. Before NNPC, he spent over two decades with Shell Petroleum Development Company and retired as Senior Adviser - Supply Chain.

Bola Afolabi had his undergraduate studies in Transportation Planning at the Centre for Business Studies, U.K., a Master of Science Degree in Marine Transportation at the State University of New York, Maritime College, USA and earned his Ph.D. in Regional Development Environmental Science at the University of Port Harcourt. He has led many successful change initiatives which translated into multi-million-dollar savings and process improvements. He joined the Chartered Institute of Purchasing Supply (CIPS) , U.K. and was elected to its governing council as pioneer Councilor representing Africa, he later became a Council and Board member and was appointed Vice President in 2008 and Global President in 2009 , thus became the first non-European to be appointed President of the world body on supply chain management.

He attended several senior management development programs at famous institutions such as Harvard, Wharton, Columbia and Cranfield. He contributed immensely to the emergence of the Public Procurement Act. In 2007 , Bola was appointed Adjunct Professor of Strategic Supply Chain by the University of Fort Hare, South Africa where he supervised post graduate students and promoted academic research.

A consultant per excellence, he currently teaches MBA Strategic Supply Chain at the Malaysian University of Science Technology, Lagos and Abuja Campuses, in addition to his numerous consultancy roles in oil gas, strategic supply chain management, commercial leadership, arbitration, business planning development and a host of other cutting hedge consultancy services including investment advisory, forex Ai intelligentsia and capital market trading.

Afolabi always demonstrate huge capacity through involvement in professional and social development. In 2010 , he hosted The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and many local and international dignitaries during his tenure as Captain of IBB International Golf Country Club, Abuja, to celebrate Nigeria 50th independence anniversary. He is a regular resource at many management development programs.

Dr Afolabi is a recipient of Life-Time Achiever Award in Supply Chain Excellence, a Paul Harris Fellow, a great family man, a golfer and an author, Bola has to his credit, articles and published academic works amidst other enviable recognitions. He is a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators.

Bola Afolabi is recognized as a supply chain subject matter expert and has gained many awards.

  Epe, Lagos, Nigeria  https://bolaafolabi.com/