Adewunmi Alode is Lafarge Africa’s General Counsel and Company Secretary. She sports over thirteen (13) years hands-on experience in Company Secretariat, core legal, project management in onshore and off-shore contracts, legal advisory, claims and litigation management.
She is a trained lawyer, was called to the bar at the prestigious Nigeria Law School, Abuja and also is a Chartered Secretary. She is currently undergoing her MBA studies at the Business School Netherlands
Adewunmi started her career at an indigenous law firm in Lagos and had a brief stint as Company Secretary with Unicorn Holdings, Lagos. She then joined Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria in 2008 as a Legal Officer.
Over the next decade, she occupied several roles which include: Legal Manager, Legal Business Partner, Compliance Business Partner, Senior Legal Counsel – Contracts and Company Secretary/Senior Legal Counsel. She was appointed General Counsel/Company Secretary in 2019
Adewunmi is highly efficient & proactive, doggedly goal oriented, very innovative and exhibits excellent people management skills with a strong commitment to Integrity.