By Victor Ahiuma-Young

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has appointed Mr Adewale Oyerinde, as its Director-General, almost ten months after the death of the former DG, Dr Timothy Olawale.

Oyerinde whose appointment takes effect today, August 1 2022, was prior to this announcement, the Deputy Director and Head of Membership Services of the Association.

NECA is the foremost Umbrella Business Membership Organisation in Nigeria and the leading voice of business in the country.

In a letter to NECA member-companies dated July 25, 2022, the President of NECA, Mr Taiwo Adeniyi, said “In line with the responsibilities vested on the Management Committee of your association, NECA, to appoint Director-General of the association a following an extensive recruitment exercise, coordinated by a renowned consulting firm, I am pleased to, on behalf of the Governing Council, announce the appointment of Mr Adewale Oyerinde as the new Director-General of our Association, NECA. Effective from 1st August 2022.

“Mr Adewale Oyerinde is currently the Deputy Director and Head of Membership Services, a position he assumed on 1st February 2018. He joined the association on 10th April and served as various times an Industrial Relations Officer and Senior Executive, Learning and Development.

“He holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Lagos, is an alumnus of the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, and a full Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, CIPM, among others.

“He is expected to build on the legacies of professionalism and excellent service that the Association is known for and take it to greater heights.”

The new Director General, has over 16 years’ experience in Industrial/Human Resources, Business Development, Stakeholders Management and key areas of Employers’ Federation/Business Membership Organization Management. Mr Oyerinde is an HR thought-leader, an International Labour Organization (ILO) trained Master Trainer and also United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) trained ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System), ISO 1400:2015 Lead Auditor.

 Wale sits on the Policy Board of ITF-NECA Technical Skills Development Project; a former Board member of Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, (a Federal Government Agency); a member of the International Organization of Employers (IOE) Industrial Relations Technical “Working Group (TWG); and a Council member of the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC). He is also a member of the International Organization of Employers Business Advisory Group on Migration, among many other national and international representations and assignments.

He is a globally-trained Business Membership Organization expert, a Socio-Economic and Labour Affairs Analyst, a Life and Business Coach, and Author.