Omoyemen Ajiboye, ACG
Legal Counsel (West Africa) at Cadbury Nigeria PLC (CADBURY)- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Quality Management with Six Sigma
Business Analysis School™️Feb, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Cadbury Nigeria PLC.
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Nigeria
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Food & Beverages
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400 - 500 Employee
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Legal Counsel (West Africa)
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Jun 2015 - Present
Contract Administration Supervisor; Undertake reviews of contracts internal compliance standards and follow up on any compliance weaknesses identified by Audit; Oversee and monitor the progress of some legal proceedings including litigation and ADR; Provide legal input to product design and drafting of product documentation; Support Chief Counsel in Establishing and maintaining relationship with external lawyers agreeing fee structures, billing procedures and levels of service; Assist with Group legal reporting requirements; Support the business and Chief Counsel in managing the risk of financial crime; Provide Legal opinions/support to the business; Provide support on Company Secretarial matters; Liaison officer with Company's Registrars; Oversee Legal office administration; Responsible for ensuring the company is compliant with periodical submissions made to company Regulators (SEC/NSE/FRCN/NOTAP); Plays a major role as a member of the organizing committee for the Annual General Meeting of the company; Providing Co. Sec and Legal Support to sister company in Ghana; Support Chief Counsel in providing proactive in-house compliance advice to management and staff on regulatory, reputational and ethical matters, including updates to management and staff on regulatory and compliance developments relevant to the Group’s business; Assist the Chief Counsel in providing compliance and regulatory input on the design and restructuring of new products and systems and ensure they conform to local regulatory requirements and internal compliance and ethical standards, and to assist in projects undertaken by the company locally or Groupwide; Provide administrative support to procure compliance by staff with the letter and spirit of policies and procedures, and the Group Code of Conduct; Complete on a timely basis Group reporting requirements that may be required from time to time; Participates in the delivery of Legal/ Compliance Training to the staff of the company. Show less
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Cadbury Nigeria Plc
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Lagos, Nigeria
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Legal Officer
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Oct 2009 - Nov 2014
As a legal officer in Cadbury Nigeria Plc, I assist with legal review of documents and providing proactive legal advice. I research aspects of company, consumer, competition, labour and other commercial law pertaining to the business. I assist with the case management role over ongoing litigations. I have engaged in putting in place systems (particularly filing and document management systems) and processes to ensuring efficiency in the management of the legal function. I prepare reports related to legal matters, as required. I assist in organizing and ensuring that there is strict adherence to local regulatory rules. I support the Company Secretary in advancing the company’s corporate governance agenda both internally and externally. I manage and communicate with the Company’s Registrars as and when necessary. I also assist with preparation for board meetings and working on a number of board related matters, and also in preparing for shareholders meetings. I engage in communicating with the local regulatory authorities to receive necessary approvals. Since I joined Cadbury in 2008, I have been involved in the organization of 8 Annual General Meetings, several board and stakeholder meetings. I also provide the above services to Cadbury Ghana Limited and Stanmark Cocoa Processing Company Limited (a subsidiary of Cadbury Nigeria Plc) Show less
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Cadbury Nigeria Plc
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Lagos, Nigeria
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Youth Corper (NYSC)
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Oct 2008 - Jul 2009
Drew up and reviewed new and existing contracts Sharpened my use of precedent documents/contracts` Dealt with letters going out to various clients Dealt with incoming disputes from the general public before they were outsourced to other law chambers. Organized the filing system of the Legal Department Helped in a project to summarize and provide a template for the Acts of the governing bodies of the Cadbury Nigeria, which also helped determine the level of the Company’s compliance to such governing regulations. Handled share certificates and liaised with the Company’s Registrars Participated in the preparation for the Company’s 2007 AGM Developed my personal and telephone mannerisms. Show less
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Education
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2013 -
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
In View, Law -
2007 - 2008
Nigerian Law School
BL, Law -
2006 - 2007
BPP Law School
LPC, Law -
2005 - 2006
University of Hull, United Kingdom
LLM International Business Law, Law -
2002 - 2005
University of Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
LLB, Law
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