Mrs. Omowunmi O. Adebayo – Founder, MD / CEO

TRAINING
Mrs. Adebayo started her professional career in the medical industry as she trained as a Dental Surgeon Assistant, but later found more passion in business, so she delved into the world of entrepreneurship in the early ’90s as a gas retailer and later became a major distributor in the downstream sector throughout Nigeria with business ties beyond the shores of the country.

EDUCATION
Mrs. Adebayo had her primary education in Ansarur deen school, Surulere and secondary education in Metropolitan College, Isolo both in Lagos State.
To enable her realize her passion for business and give her in-depth knowledge as she honed her entrepreneurship skills, she went further to study Business Administration at the Lead City University Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP
Mrs. Adebayo is a member of several internationally recognized bodies. She is a member of the Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management (IPSM) in the USA, an Associate of The Certified Institute of Purchasing and Supply Administrators (CIPSA) of Nigeria, a member of the Nigeria LPG Association and The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIT) of Nigeria. She has attended several Management, Executive, and Professional business development programmes within and outside Nigeria. She has also mentored several individuals in the Downstream Oil and Gas industry.

RESPONSIBILITY
Mrs Adebayo is the owner of Gasland Nigeria Limited. Closely assisting her are her three children, Abisoye, Sultan and Mubarak, who are directors of the company. As a hands-on businesswoman, Mrs. Adebayo, as the Owner, Managing Director as well as the Chief Executive Oficers, holds the overall responsibility of the Organization which she developed organically from the start. Starting from very small and humble beginnings operating out of a small shop made from a container, she has brought to bear on the organization her diverse and multifaceted education with professional experience in business administration which she has nurtured and grown into an industry giant for almost three decades.

From the operation of a single skid located at Oke -Aro Lagos in 2002, the company has evolved to be a major force in the Nigerian Downstream Oil and Gas industry. With cylinder bottling plants leased across locations in Lagos and Ibadan, the company commissioned its first bottling plant in 2007. The company has since gone ahead to commission almost 25 plants as at August 2022 and entering partnerships with the Nigeria Army and the Department of States Services.

Mrs. Adebayo is a resilient and passionate entrepreneur whose vision in the LPG business cannot be underrated. The same vision that has allowed her to take a small shop in Akowonjo to a globally recognized business with almost 25 locations. All of this done through organic growth, with no outside investors or governmental ties. And the business still grows every day.

HOBBIES
Mrs. Adebayo is an avid traveler and through her many travels enjoys experiencing new cultures, people and cuisines. She also derives a deep pleasure from philanthropic endeavors and is very committed to helping those who are less privileged in our society as evident by the long tradition of Corporate Social Responsibility Gasland has been involved in. She also loves cooking and spending time with her ever growing family.