ActivEdge Technologies Strengthens Board, Emphasizes Corporate Governance

ActivEdge Technologies, has announced the appointment of two additional directors to the board of the company in a non-executive capacity.

While emphasising the company’s commitment to ensuring robust corporate governance, Founder and Group President of ActivEdge, George Agu, in a statement, said the two new additions to the board would boost the company’s commitment to ensure efficient governance which is important as the company stays strong on its key commitment to excel in efficient services delivery to its clients across the African continent to ensure corporate excellence.

Speaking on the new appointments, Agu said: “We are proud to bring on board, George Njenga and Eneni Oduwole, to complement the board with specific responsibility to enhance and strengthen our corporate standing.

“Both come on the board of ActivEdge Technologies with robust experiences in the academia, as well as corporate level roles, having vast numbers of years in top leadership positions.”

George Njenga is a Kenyan while Eneni Oduwole is a Nigerian.

Njenga, aside from being the founding executive dean and senior lecturer at the Strathmore University Business School, is the chairman of the Board of Golden Valley Livestock Cooperative and Chief of Party, Kenya Small Business Development Centres.

He has a master’s and doctorate degrees in Governance from the University of Navarra, a BSc, and MBA in Business Strategy from the United States International University – Africa.

Oduwole is a seasoned risk and sustainability management strategist with over 25 years of experience.

She has successfully developed and implemented frameworks for enterprise risk management, business continuity and resilience, security management, transport and logistics, and sustainability management.

Her career commenced as a bank examiner with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation and later to notable pioneering roles such as group head of Operational Risk Management at StanbicIBTC and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, and deputy group chief risk officer at Dangote Industries Limited.

She also managed other functions such as Compliance, Environmental and Sustainability Management, and Transport and Logistics Management.

Oduwole is the founder and chief executive officer of Alter-Ed Limited, a consultancy firm, specialising in risk, strategy, and sustainability management.

At the same time, she also serves on the governing council of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria and The Qualified Risk Directors Governing Council of The DCRO Institute, USA.

With a continuous and progressive career in corporate leadership, Oduwole holds several professional certifications, including Fellowships from the Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria and the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, UK.

A WimBoard Fellow, she holds degrees from the University of Calabar, Pan-African University, and NYU Stern School of Business. She is currently pursuing a doctorate degree from the University of Durham and Emlyon Business School.