Folake Adeniyi-Adeleye.
Global HR Leader in Tech| Certified Executive Coach | Founder, @Coachivate
Folake Adeniyi-Adeleye
Global HR Leader in Tech
About
Global HR Leader in Tech| Certified Executive Coach | Founder, @Coachivate.
Her 23-year career spans industries such as management consulting & advisory, oil & gas, telco and information technology. Folake is a seasoned corporate executive with extensive experience in the fields of International Human Resource Management (IHRM), Talent Management, Strategic business
partnering & Organisational Development in leading global multinationals – like Celtel/Zain (now Airtel), Microsoft & Oracle – overseeing regional & global portfolios. In her current role as Regional HR
Director overseeing the Sub-Saharan Africa market at a global IT MNC, she collaborates with business executives and stakeholders in both emerging and developed markets to implement global people
and talent management strategies.
Folake has spent the better part of her career helping senior level executives succeed. She knows what
it is like to fail and grow in a highly disruptive, matrixed and fast-paced working environment. Having
sat at many executive leadership tables, she knows first-hand what executives want and the skills &
abilities required to succeed at various levels in the organisation..
Works
Stemming from reflections during a job loss and a passion to see senior level professionals successfully
manage difficult career transitions, she became a Certified Executive Coach at the UK’s Academy of
Executive Coaching (AoEC) and has coached many emerging leaders, aspiring C-Suite executives, high-
performing teams, start-up entrepreneurs & business leaders across the globe.
She founded a coaching practice that delivers executive career transition & leadership development
solutions that that helps mid- to senior-level executives develop the right mindset and the skillset to
create impact in senior leadership/c-suite role. She has worked with leaders and high achievers in
Fortune 100 companies in technology, banking, oil & gas, FMCG, healthcare, professional services and
int’l development orgs.
