Sir. Adewole Farinu KJW
CEO, Wolban Enterprises
Sir. Adewole Farinu (KJW) was born on the 16th of December 1965 to the family of Chief Samson Adepoju Farinu who was the son of John Ayoade Farinu, the first ‘Baba Ijo’ of Apaara Methodist Church, Oyo and Deaconess Christiana Olufunmilayo Farinu.
He attended the prestigious Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo and following his secondary school education he successfully completed and was awarded a B.A Economics from the State University of New York, College of Buffalo, USA in 1986. He thereafter obtained an MBA from the University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, USA in 1990, and a Diploma in Public Speaking and Inter-Personal Management in 1990 from Dale Carnegie, USA.
He started his career in Operations where he demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in a variety of highly competitive industries, cutting-edge markets, and fast-paced environments leading to a fast track in Management.
He is a seasoned business man with diverse experience, strong technical and business qualifications with an impressive track record of more than 20 years hands-on experience in strategic planning, business development, project and product management, and system engineering strategies. Proven ability to successfully analyse an organisation’s critical business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness, increasing revenues, and improving customer service offerings.
He actualized his dream in 1998 by starting up his own company – Wolban Enterprises Limited, a service company of repute. Over the years, Wolban has developed into a world class service company with several blue-chip clients and an impressive portfolio. The Wolban franchise grew with the addition of Wolban Travels, a leading travel service company in 2007. Sir. Farinu is CEO Wolban Enterprises, a director in Wolban Travels and he also serves as Director in Prolific Microfinance Bank.
Sir. Farinu is a member of the Institute of Directors, Nigeria, member of Ikeja Golf Club, Ikeja Country Club, Regal Club and Rotary Club (Gbagada District 9110). He is an avid sports fan who was on the soccer team at University level. He also enjoys reading and traveling.
Sir Adewole Farinu was awarded the Knight of John Wesley (KJW) the highest honour for a civilian by the Methodist Church in May 2019.
He grew up attending Methodist Apaara Church, Oyo, which was his family church. He is happily married to Lady Adetunji Farinu, a travel consultant and CEO Wolban Travels. They are blessed with two children.