Mrs. Omolara Elemide

Omolara Elemide, A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Lara was born on 2nd May 1960. She attended Kwara State College of Technology where she obtained Higher National Diploma in Accountancy in 1981. Lara joined UAC of Nigeria Pic (UACN) on October 4, 1983. She has worked in various capacities within the UACN group.

Omolara Elemide had a six-month attachment exposure with the Unilever International Audit Departments in Germany, United States of America and United Kingdom in 1991, after which she became the Senior Group Manager, Unilever International Audit, Lagos(Nigeria) in 1992. At the divestment of Unilever from UACN in 1994, she assumed the position of the Audit Manager of the Group. She headed the finance departments of then GB Ollivant/MDS Division in 1997 and UACN Property Development Company Plc as Finance Director from January 1998 to February 2005.

Lara was appointed to the Board of CAP Plc as the Finance Director/Company Secretary in February 2005, a position she held until May 4, 2009 when she was appointed the Managing Director of the company. Under her watch at CAP Pic, the company has recorded significant growth and value accretion to shareholders.

She has attended various local and international courses amongst which are the Bullet-Proof Manager Training Series by Crestcom International Colorado, USA, International Management Seminar at the Four Acres, UK, Unilever International Audit Seminar, USA. She is an alumnus of Ashridge Business School, UK.

It is expected that she will bring her over 3 decades of knowledge and expertise to her new role.