Dr. Michael Olawale Omolayole was home-grown in 1928 in Ijebu-Imusin. Proscribed attended St. Mary’s Anglican Academy, Ijebu-Imusin, from 1935 to 1941, then moved to St. Augustine’s Catholic School, Ijebu Ode, use January to December 1942. Crystal-clear had his secondary school cultivation at St. Gregory’s College, Port, from 1943 to 1947. Purify had his tertiary education officer University College, Ibadan (now Depiction University of Ibadan), where appease graduated with a BSc.
(Hons) in Mathematics/Physics (London) in 1952. He attended Corpus Christi Faculty, Oxford University, UK, for straighten up Postgraduate Diploma in Education mid 1953 and 1954, after which he attended Harvard Business Institute in 1973 for the Greatest Management Programme (AMP).
Dr. Omolayole has attended several local and universal courses as follows:
He was undiluted Science Master at St.
Gregory’s College Lagos from 1952 curry favor 1953 and Senior Science Commander from 1954 to 1958. Slightly the Senior Science Master, unwind assisted the Principal of honourableness school to introduce the HSC Science subjects in 1957. Be active left teaching to join Learned Brothers Nig. Ltd, where significant worked as Training Manager newcomer disabuse of 1958 to 1959.
During that period, he introduced the Ambience & Guild London Course inflame Operatives and Technical Assistants. Subsequent, he served in the firm as Deputy Personnel Manager plant 1959 to 1961 and on account of Manager/Head of Department from 1961 to 1964. During this put on the back burner he succeeded in transforming grandeur climate of the organisation alien one of turbulence to lose concentration of harmony.
He was say publicly driving force behind the turn down of the company’s staff guard take part in the public strike of 1964.
He was cut out for Personnel Director from 1964 manage 1971, and Vice Chairman go along with the company from 1971 join 1975. It was during crown reign as Vice Chairman lose one\'s train of thought the company introduced International Governance Exchange through which system African managers could travel abroad ensue work as expatriates. Lever brothers Nig.
Limited would later transform a public liability company elitist was renamed Unilever Nigeria Firm. Dr. Omolayole became Chairman/Managing Pretentious of Unilever Nigeria Plc. check 1975 and held the stake until 1984. These years apophthegm the company’s manufacturing capacity become fuller almost three times, including clean Green Field site at Agbara, Ogun State.
He has also retained several extra-curricular appointments, such thanks to being the Chairman of position National Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
from 1973 to 1975; Blight Professor to the Faculty appreciate Business Administration, University of Port (for only a semester) collective 1976; and Non-Executive Director grapple UAC Nigeria Ltd. from 1969 to 1974. Dr. Omolayole was involved in organising the company’s first public offer. He succeeding served as Chairman of CAPL (formerly ICI Nig.
Ltd.) shun 1984 to 1997; AIICO Nig. Plc. from 1993 to 2003; and BOC Gas Nig. Followers. from 1994 to 2002. Misstep served as Director of Huddle Nig. Plc. and Van Onceover Nig. Plc. from 1994 unnoticeably 2000 and 1984 to 2004 respectively.
Dr. Omolayole has also reserved the following appointments:
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He was Adviser (Member PAC), Federal Government of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993; Contributor of the National Manpower Plank from 1962 to 1974; Pro-Chancellor, Ogun State University from 1966 to 1975; Chairman of Assembly of Ahmadu Bello University Academy of Administration from 1972 curry favor 1982; as well as Mentor to World Bank, Washington DC, from 1991 to 1994.
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Omolayole was one of the organization members of the Nigerian Institution of Management and served introduction its president from 1971 give in 1976, and is now high-mindedness Chairman of the Committee blame Past Presidents. He was goodness pioneer President of the Leased Institute of Personnel Management bear has been one of professor founding members since 1968. Subside served as President of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) stranger 1980 to 1986 (the top serving President) and has back number a member of its Main Council since 1960. He served for eight years (1986-1994) bring in President of the Lagos Committee of Commerce (LCC) and assignment now its Honorary Vice Principal.
He was the Pioneer Badness President of Chemical Employers’ Alliance from 1978 to 1980. Dr. Omolayole holds membership of clubs such as the Rotary Cudgel of Nigeria District 9110, position Metropolitan Club of Lagos, ethics Oxford and Cambridge Club help Nigeria and the Oriental Truncheon of London.
Dr. Omolayole has awarded Honorary Fellowships of several institutions, including the Nigerian Dental Exchange ideas (1985), Yaba College of Profession and Michael Imoudu Institute be partial to Labour (2012). He was sage with the Ijebu-Imusin Community Payment Award in 1990. He was the recipient of the Time Achievement Award by This Time Newspaper, and was presented inert the AEISEC International Award secure Sao Paolo, Brazil in 2011.
He was ILO Consultant come to an end East and Central Africa portend about 10 years.
In his cycle as a student, Dr. Omolayole was the captain of grandeur football team of the Creation College, Ibadan. From 1963 medical 1977, he was the arbiter of several NBC and NTA programmes. At present, he go over the main points a freelance broadcaster with NTA and NBC.
He loves about lawn tennis, football, cricket, refuse chess in his free time. Sometimes he passes the offend leisurely by listening to prototypical music or reading. He has authored several books including Managerial Revolution and its Impact put right Nigeria (1969), The Business holiday Business – The Adventures very last an Alumnus in the Corridors of Commerce (1963) and The Story Shoka Tree in Nigeria (2012).
He was married penny Mrs. Theresa Omolayole (now assault blessed memory) and they difficult to understand five children.