Leadership
Our senior leadership team brings collective experience and diverse perspectives to the strategic development of Grace Lake Partners. GLP’s over 200 employees are all guided by our core purpose: creating sustainable shared value through profitable social entrepreneurship.
Ladi Delano
Co-Founder, Grace Lake Partners
Life-long entrepreneur who has been building businesses in emerging markets across Asia and Africa for over 15 years. Ladi was named one of the 10 Young Africans to Watch by Forbes Africa.
Career
- In 2004, founded a beverage brand and beverage distribution company based in mainland China.
- Co-founded Grace Lake Partners (GLP) in 2014, a Pan-African venture studio operating out of Lagos, Nigeria.
- Visiting Lecturer and Fellow at Oxford Said Business School.
Qualifications
Masters in Public Administration (Merit)
London School of Economics & Political Science
MSC in Major Programme Management
University of Oxford
Post Graduate degree in Global Business (Distinction)
University of Oxford
Jide Odunsi
Co-Founder, Grace Lake Partners
Former investment banker and management consultant with over 15 years’ experience investing in developed and emerging markets. Jide was named one of the Top 20 Young Economic Leaders by Institut Choiseul.
Career
- Goldman Sachs International (London) Executive Director within Equities Division focused on developed and emerging markets between 2005 and 2012.
- McKinsey (Lagos, Nigeria) as a management consultant focused on the healthcare sector (2013).
- Co-founded Grace Lake Partners (GLP) in 2014.
Qualifications
Masters in Business Administration (Henry Dupont Award)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cross registered Harvard Business School
BSc in Economics (First Class Honors)
London School of Economics & Political Science
As African entrepreneurs, it is our responsibility to link our company’s success with social progress, providing a clear sense of purpose to our entrepreneurial endeavours by addressing the continent’s major challenges.”
Ladi Delano, Co-Founder, Grace Lake Partners
Dele Odugbemi
Country Manager, JCDecaux Grace Lake
Accomplished executive with over 20 years’ experience in successfully running and managing media businesses across Africa.
Career
- Former Regional Director, Grey Africa, driving new business initiatives across Africa.
- Former CEO, +Acuity Nigeria, a brand consultancy.
- Senior leadership roles with MediaShare and Aegis Media.
- More than four years with Ogilvy Africa, as Media Director and Managing Director.
Qualifications
Master of Business Administration
Ogun State University, Nigeria
Bachelor of Science
Ogun State University, Nigeria
Olufunmilayo Ogunnaike
Managing Director, Express Group
Highly experienced executive with over 15 years’ experience in the Retail Healthcare Industry. Passionate about transforming healthcare service delivery and client wellbeing in Nigeria.
Career
- Strategy consultant With Maf Pharma Ltd, Scotland. Focused on route to market, supply chain and market research.
- Over 12 years’ experience in supply chain optimization. Served as procurement manager for Nigeria top leading Pharmacy retail chains HealthPlus and Medplus.
- Overseeing procurement for imported and locally available products. Vendor relationship management of strategic key partners. Creation of a purchase forecast system to replenish the central warehouse and increase the stock replenishment fill rate to over 46 retail stores from 12 over 6 years.
- Margin improvement, cost reduction and sales promotion designed to increase revenue to meet budgeted goals.
- Pharmacy Manager with Nigerian German Chemicals overseeing daily operational activities for two retail stores and a warehouse which exclusively supplied all CRI (critical Rescue International) Clinics and Laboratories across Nigeria.
Qualifications
Masters in Business Administration
Paris Graduate School of Management, France
BSc in Pharmacy
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
“We believe that by creating Shared Value, we are reframing corporate social responsibility as a critical source of competitive advantage, creating new opportunities for our community whilst delivering returns to our investors.”
Jide Odunsi, Co-Founder, Grace Lake Partners