Leadership

Meet the team
building KOLO.

Chaired by one of West Africa's most accomplished logistics leaders, our team combines more than 90 years of experience across entrepreneurship, infrastructure delivery, enterprise technology, hospitality, logistics, and business development.

Chairman of the Board
Sola Obabori, PhD
Chairman of the Board

Sola Obabori, PhD

FNIMN · F.IoD · F.ILSCM

Former Group MD/CEO of Red Star Express Plc, FedEx licensee in Nigeria, with over two decades of pan-West-African logistics leadership and landmark achievements across the industry.

  • PhD, MPhil, MBA & BSc (Hons) Accounting · Obafemi Awolowo University
  • Executive programmes at Harvard Business School, Berkeley Haas, McGill, Lagos Business School & University of Westminster
  • Fellow, Institute of Directors Nigeria · Fellow, NIMN (Chartered) · Fellow, Institute of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
  • Past Chairman, Logistics Group, Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (2018–2022)
  • Past Council Member & Chairman, Agric & Export Group, Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce
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Founding Leadership
Oluwaseye Fasoranti

Oluwaseye Fasoranti

Co-Founder · Strategy & Commercial Development

Two decades shaping commercial strategy across law, real estate, infrastructure, financial services and hospitality, turning regulated industries into platforms for scale.

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Franklin Lawrence

Franklin Lawrence

Co-Founder · Infrastructure & Network Development

Seasoned operations leader with extensive experience deploying large-scale physical infrastructure and network rollouts across West Africa, delivering complex programmes on time and at scale.

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Olumide Afariogun

Olumide Afariogun

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Enterprise and fintech technology leader building secure, integration-first platforms across banking, payments and logistics, engineered for the operators powering Nigeria's digital economy.

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Joyce Osawe

Joyce Osawe

Business Development Manager · Partnerships & Growth

Partnership strategist who builds and nurtures long-term relationships across banking, education, hospitality, retail and logistics ecosystems, opening doors for KOLO's national network.

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90+

Combined years experience

5

Senior leaders

8

Industries covered

1

National vision

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