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Wakanow Gets New CEO As Ekezie Steps Down

Nigeria’s indigenous online travel platform, Wakanow has announced a change in its leadership.

This is as it announced the appointment of Mr. Adebayo Adedeji as interim Chief Executive Officer of Wakanow which takes immediate effect.

The platform announced this via a Press Release posted on its website on Thursday.

According to the statement, ”Mr. Adedeji, who is the current Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the company, has been responsible for driving the transition programme of Wakanow since mid-2019.”

Adebayo recently served as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Transformation. As CEO, Adebayo Adedeji succeeds Obinna Ekezie, founder of the company who will remain as an Executive Director on Wakanow’s board.

Prior to taking up his CCO role at Wakanow he was a Senior Finance Manager at Amazon.com, in charge of fulfillment supporting product teams in 16 countries.

 

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