Bolanle Adekoya linkedin.com/in/bolanle-adekoya
Francesca Ahern linkedin.com/in/francesca-ahern-1484b312 ■ Career history: Business Partner for Audience and Portfolio, LEGO, UK Senior Manager for Global Insights, LEGO, UK Commercial Bank Insights Manager, HSBC, UK Strategic Insights and Planning Manager, NatWest, UK ■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Bachelor’s Degree, Communications, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
■ Career history: Partner, PwC Nigeria, Nigeria Director, PwC Nigeria, Nigeria Senior Manager, PwC Nigeria, Nigeria Associate Director, GlobeOp Financial Services Ltd (now known as SS&C GlobeOp Technologies), UK ■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BSc (Hons), Business Economics, University of Wales Swansea, UK Chartered Accountant (CA), Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland, UK
■ Nationality: Australian British
■ Nationality: British Nigerian
■ Languages:
English (native)
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■ Career achievements: Developed a global research programme for LEGO to co- create a new brand platform, supporting the launch and benchmarking the impact. Achieved remarkable cut-through (using Kantar) with consumers. Part of an internal start-up at LEGO, looking to revolutionise digital advertising with audience-first, agile content development. Personal insight skills directed the creation, deployment and success measurement of the work and laid the foundation for always-on marketing. Part of a team tasked with regenerating the working environment at RBS (now NatWest), which had significant cultural issues during the 2008 banking crisis. Insight-based, strategic guidance led to 99% employee awareness, and three in four indicating they had seen a shift in colleague behaviour.
English (native) Spanish (intermediate)
■ Career achievements: Recognised for transforming PwC West Market’s staff experience and people scores through various initiatives in the role of People Partner for WMA. Started PwC West Market’s Capital Market Accounting Advisory team and grew it to a multi-million-dollar business unit with consistent double digit yearly growth. Grew from a team of two individuals to about 70, covering seven countries. Identified as top performer enrolled into Ernst & Young’s UK Accelerated Leadership/Partnership Programme for those who could become Partner in three years.
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