Toyin Olawoye

Toyin Olawoye

According to the 2017 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, “Female talent remains one of the most underutilized business resources.” In the finance industry, this is especially clear. This, however, does not mean that women do not have a place in finance. In fact, many women in finance are incredibly successful, and they are paving the way for more women to embrace the field.

Today, we celebrate one of such great women, Toyin Olawoye.

Toyin Olawoye is a finance professional with extensive experience in structured finance, treasury management, commercial management and business development. Toyin obtained her B.Sc. from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and an MBA from Columbia University, New York.

Toyin had a 17-year career with Shell in Nigeria, UK, Netherlands, and the US, where she successfully worked on originating transactions, capital raising, finance structuring, advisory, and mergers & acquisitions.

Before Shell, she had worked in the banking industry for 10 years, mostly with Citibank, where she had worked in the corporate and commercial banking, risk analysis and management, relationship management, credit product development and marketing departments of the bank. She is a trustee and a founding working committee member of Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ).

Toyin serves on the board of several organisations as she has built a reputation as an effective leader, able to develop, motivate, and direct high- performing teams.

Toyin Olawoye is a Director at Multistream Energy Ltd, a company she co-founded in 2011, providing financial advisory and consultancy services.

Toyin serves as the Chairperson of Construction Kaiser Limited, one of the most successful and respected indigenous construction companies in Nigeria.

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She is a Patron of Rainbow Book Club Nigeria. The Rainbow Book Club (RBC) is an organization that seeks to contribute to the development of the African society by encouraging people to read.

With her exceptional finance experience, relationship building, negotiation and communication skills, Toyin has a history of resolving complex problems and devising strategies to enhance efficiency and income generation which is why she has remained highly sort after.

Toyin Olawoye is an inspiration and we are proud of all her achievements.