Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and former Chairman, Nestle Foods Plc., Chief Olusegun Oladipo Osunkeye, will mark his 83rd birthday on Thursday, September 7, 2023.

Born on September 7, 1940, at Agege, Lagos State, Osunkeye, who is also the Babalaje of Egbaland, attended King’s College, Lagos, 1954-58 and trained at Messrs. Akintola Williams and Co. His erudition became more manifest when he was under the tutelage of Chief Akintola Williams who acknowledged him as the most engaging trainee at the time.

Osunkeye later proceeded to College of Commerce, Wednesbury, England, 1963-65 and International Management Development Institute, Lawusanne, Switzerland, 1980.

A defining moment of his career was 1965 when he recorded a double victory for passing the final examination of ACCA and the finals of the United Kingdom (UK) Institute of Taxation. The iconic Chartered Accountant, who spent 41 years of his robust working career at Nestle Nigeria Plc., was promoted managing director of the company in 1988 and emerged the Chief Executive Officer in 1991, the first Nigerian to hold the exalted position to date.