In 2012, he became the Head of Human Resources at
MultiChoice Nigeria, where he supervised the robust transformation of the
Finance, CVM and Sales divisions, and built a strong talent bench in Nigeria.
A self-proclaimed people champion, Ayo’s knack for
understanding people and focusing their strengths where most suitable, is a
critical aspect of his success story.
He has continued to gain cogent and extensive experience in
Human Resource Management in particular and the multi-dimensional requirements
of business operations on a wider spectrum.
In 2016, the COO rose to become Regional HRBP (Nigeria, West
& Central Africa) and HR Director, MultiChoice Nigeria in 2018.
By 2019, Ayo had demonstrated extensive track record in
leading and molding people and consequently, rose to become the Group Executive
Head, HR, MultiChoice Africa Holdings (MAH).
In that capacity, he successfully championed people’s
transformational agenda and was instrumental in implementing other notable
people-focused initiatives in MultiChoice Africa.
Ayo holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Ladoke
Akintola University of Technology, an MBA from the University of Sunderland and
a certificate in Human Resources Development from the Edinburgh Business
School.
He completed the Vision Achievement Program with the Pacific
Institute and the Harvard Business Program with Naspers Group, and recently
completed the Senior Leadership Program at the Duke Business School (Fuqua
School of Business).
As the Chief Operating Officer for MultiChoice Nigeria, Ayo
will oversee customer functions and the business operations of the Nigeria
business and ensure that processes and systems are sufficiently robust to
support the company’s growth.