Adekunle Fola ADEDIRAN

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

ADEDIRAN

First Name

Adekunle

Other Names

Fola

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Achiever's Who's Who

Date of Birth

October 29, 1942

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Oyo

Place of Birth

Ibadan, Oyo State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Olufunke Anyibi,1970

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

Geologist, administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Baptist High School, Iwo, 1958-62; Government College, Ibadan, 1963-64; University of Ibadan, 1965-69; Watford College of Technology, 1971-72; University of Aston, Birmingham, 1972-73.

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, M.Sc

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Institute of Purchasing and Supply; Nigerian Institute of management; Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria; International Advertising Association; Lagos State Public Service Training Centre, Fellow:Nigeria Marketing Association; Nigeria Institute of Administrative Management; Registered Practitioner in Advertising; Board Member, Nigeria Institute of Journalism.

Previous Appointments

Head, Science Department, Goodwill Grammar School, Ibadan, 1969-71; Geologist, Geological Survey, Kaduna, 1971; Marketing Research and Advertising Executive, Ionic Plating Company Limited, Birmingham, UK, 1973-74; Media Research Manager, Lintas Limited, Lagos, 1974; Deputy General Manager, Nigerian Shoe Company Limited, 1974-76; Advertisement Manager, Daily Times of Nigeria, 1976-80; Advertisement Manager, Triumph Publishing Company Limited, 1981-83; Head, Department of Management Studies, Ibadan Polytechnic, Ibadan, 1983-84; Managing Consultant, 1983-84; Head, Department of Business Administration, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, 1987; Director, School of Business and Management Studies, Yaba,
1988-89; Deputy Rector, Yaba College of Technology, 1989-91; Chief Lecturer,
Marketing, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, 1991; Director, Training, Research and Consultancy, Nigeria Institute of Management, 1993-96; CEO/Managing Consultant, Fola Associates, since 1996.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Psychology of Advertising and Consumer Behaviour, Stevelola Educational Publishers, 1987, Marketing Mass Communications In Modern Perspective, Jato Publishing, 1988.

Residential Address

5, Ijaiye Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos.