Few executives embody the intersection of corporate leadership, investment insight, and governance expertise as effectively as Dupe Olusola. As Non-Executive Director and Strategic Advisor at DOVA Capital Limited, she plays a pivotal role in guiding strategic investments and governance across diverse sectors. With a career spanning finance, hospitality, technology, and private equity, Olusola has built a reputation for leading transformation, strengthening institutions, and supporting sustainable growth across Africa and other emerging markets.
Strategic Advisory and Board Leadership
In her advisory and board portfolio, Olusola provides high-level strategic guidance to organizations navigating complex markets. At DOVA Capital, she contributes board-level insight into investment origination, structuring, and governance across sectors including hospitality, financial services, infrastructure, and enterprise reform. Her advisory influence extends to institutions such as United Capital Microfinance Bank, where she chairs key governance committees, and to global organisations like Save the Children UK and the African Hospitality Investment Forum, where she advocates for sustainable development, ESG-driven strategies, and inclusive economic growth.
Transforming Hospitality and Corporate Performmance
Olusola’s executive leadership credentials were further strengthened during her tenure as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Hotels Plc. Tasked with leading the transformation of one of Nigeria’s most prominent hospitality groups, she oversaw a comprehensive organisational turnaround spanning commercial performance, operational efficiency, capital strategy, and brand positioning. Under her leadership, the company returned to sustained profitability, expanded its infrastructure assets, and gained recognition for service excellence while strengthening its position within the Nigerian hospitality industry.
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Driving Brand, Finance and Business Strategy
Earlier in her career, Olusola held influential roles at United Bank for Africa, where she served as Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications and previously led the Embassies, Multilaterals and Development Organisations division. In these roles, she shaped the bank’s pan-African brand strategy across more than 20 markets while building relationships with development finance institutions and international partners. She also served as Chief Executive Officer of Teragro Commodities Limited, where she led the commercial and operational repositioning of the company and secured strategic partnerships that strengthened its agribusiness value chain.
A Global Career Rooted in Investment and Impact
Olusola’s professional journey began in the financial sector, with roles at Bloomberg L.P., Northern Trust and African Capital Alliance, where she contributed to early-stage private equity investments and financial analysis. Today, through advisory roles including the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, she continues to champion inclusive economic growth, capital access, and market-creating innovation across Africa and the Global South.
