Kolawole takes over as ICSAN president Tuesday

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) has a new president. He is Samuel Kolawole, managing director of University Press Plc.

A statement made available by the Institute stated that the investiture of the new president would take place on Tuesday, July 25, at Muson Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Before his emergence as ICSAN president, Kolawole was a Fellow of the institute. With the investiture, he becomes the 26th president of the professional organisation.

A  product of the Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Kolawole obtained a  Bachelor of Law degree in 1990, graduating as the best student in Commercial Law, and the best student in Law of Banking. He  was called to theBar in 1991 and worked as a Counsel with Austin Mamedu & Co. from 1992-1993, as a Legal Officer with Allied Bank of Nigeria between 1993 and 1998, as a Liquidation Officer with Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation from 1998-2000, and as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser with University Press Plc from 2001-2005.

In March 2005, he became the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of University Press Plc, thus making a switch from law to administration. Since 2005 when he has served as MD/CEO at University Press Plc, Kolawole has had landmark achievements and impacted greatly on the organisation.

He holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Liverpool, as well as professional certificates from the Council of Legal Education (1991), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (London) (1996), National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (2011), and Nigeria Institute of Management (2015). Currently, Kolawole is studying for a doctorate in Business Administration at the University of Liverpool.