Oladipo Adesida

Oladipo Adesida

Chief Operating Officer, Verdant Zeal Group

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About

Oladipo Adesida is an astute marketing communications professional with 20 years’ experience as a Brand Strategist, Creative Director, Digital Content Producer & Event Coordinator in the advertising and media industry.

He has led marketing communications campaigns across industries in the private sector such as Telecommunications, Financial Services, Oil & Gas, Hospitality, Aviation, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Conglomerates, Insurance, Agriculture, Technology, E-Commerce, and more. He has also worked on several public sector projects across Federal, State and Local governments, which include partnerships with multilateral agencies such as UNICEF, DFID, AU, ECOWAS, AfDB, and others.

Oladipo holds a first degree in Dramatic Arts from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; an MBA from Rome Business School; a Diploma in Filmmaking from New York Academy; a Certificate in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK; is an alumnus of the British Council/University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales) Centre for Creative Enterprise Development; an associate member of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria and one of 500 Young Africans to meet President Barack Obama as Mandela Washington Fellows.

Oladipo Adesida sits on the board of Verdant Zeal Nigeria, and ADE Digital, both Media, Communications & Tech Marketing companies.