Mr Samuel Kolawole (MD/CEO)

Samuel Kolawole is a product of the Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, where he got his Bachelor of Law degree and was then called to bar in 1991. He had worked in various organizations, namely, Austin Mamedu & Co., as counsel, Legal Officer with Allied Bank of Nigeria, and Liquidation Officer with Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, before joining University Press Plc as the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser in 2001.

On 10th March, 2005, he became the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of University Press Plc, thus making a switch from law to administration.

Apart from his degree in Law, Samuel Kolawole holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) with distinction and a Master of Research in Business Administration, both from University of Liverpool, Professional certificates from the Council of Legal Education, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (London), National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria and Nigeria Institute of Management.

Samuel Kolawole is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) and National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (FNIMN). He is also an Honorary Fellow, Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) and Mathematical Association of Nigeria (FMAN) and a Member, Institute of Directors (M.IoD).

Samuel Kolawole is a Past-President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), Past-Chairman, Nigeria Book Fair Trust (NBFT). Immediate Past Chairman, African Publishers Network (APNET), the current National Vice President, (Small and Medium Scale Industries) of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and a Past President of the Rotary Club of Ibadan –Jericho Metro.