Ade Obatoyinbo

At Agility Advisors, I spearheaded initiatives to support clients in achieving their business objectives through strategic planning and execution. By focusing on growth strategies and cost management, I helped clients enhance their operational performance and navigate complex acquisition integrations. My efforts resulted in measurable improvements in client satisfaction and business outcomes.

• Created the concept for the documentary film, "Rainmakers" which was released on Amazon Prime Video on March 1, 2023 • Narrated the movie and raised funding as the executive producer for the project

• Helped listed US media company to restructure its nationwide operations and refocus on its core journalism mission while identifying potential run-rate operating income improvement of 20-40% • Supported technology company in rationalizing operations after growing for over 10 years through acquisition leading to EBITDA improvement potential of 5-10 points

• Led strategic projects all over the continent aligned with the highest priorities of Cummins Africa Area Business Organization • Executed corporate development transactions across Africa, specifically Joint Ventures and Acquisitions to further enhance the position of Cummins in Africa • Oversaw Corporate Responsibility strategy and the roll out of Enterprise Risk Management tools within the Africa ABO

ABRAAJ • Led portfolio management and performance acceleration activities for the Group in West Africa • Drove investment and portfolio management activities in the financial services sector leading to the approval of $US 10 million for a follow-on investment AUREOS • Held joint responsibility for fundraising activities, cultivating Nigerian investors and helping define the investment and marketing strategy for the third generation of Aureos funds in Africa • Reported directly to the CEO of Aureos, a Private Equity Firm managing US$ 1.5 bn across 30 offices globally and executed special projects for the Company’s Board of Directors • Helped refine global fund strategy in general and guided end-to-end marketing communication for a successor India fund. Led local team in developing differentiated strategy in a crowded market and developed marketing materials including 20 page pitch book and 100+ page private placement memorandum • Reviewed transactions and provided input to investment committee. Helped sense check investment rationale for transactions in specific funds/ geographies • Crafted portfolio management strategy for Aureos’ regional portfolio. Assisted CEO of Portfolio Company to outline a growth strategy and cost reduction initiatives. Helped top team determine priority initiatives and helped formulate recruitment plan for talent required by reformulated strategy

Select strategy engagements • Integrated national oil company - Developed strategic business framework to help a large African national oil company decide whether or not to enter/ exit various business sectors - Developed organizational requirements to support business sectors that were deemed viable • Global consumer electronics manufacturer - Developed Africa market growth model and strategy for mobile handsets to enable acceleration of company’s emerging market portfolio - Synthesized recommendations on marketing and distribution operations for highest growth country within the client’s Africa portfolio • African mobile network operator - Formulated a growth strategy study to help identify and integrate findings on key growth areas into its 5-year plan developed specifically for the largest African operation - Developed a detailed market model to help predict subscriber growth and revenue trends • Pharmaceutical and medical device company - Formulated a business unit strategy to help determine therapeutic areas to prioritize/ de-prioritize - Developed model to evaluate potential revenue streams from refocusing efforts on chosen therapeutic areas Select operations engagements • US business outsourcing services provider - Optimized sales force coverage and customer focus to maximize return on sales force investment - Implemented program management office and weekly process management KPIs to track key initiatives to address short term profitability targets • Major African mobile network operator - Developed brand new healthcare product line with a potential to add up to 10% in incremental revenues. Product revolved around leveraging client’s core competencies in network and call center management to provide remote medical advice and thereby improve access, quality and cost of basic healthcare for the public

Conducted research in the field of Microelectronics, specifically in microwave antenna and filter design

Electronic package design engineer