Team Members

Mrs. Adegbite has been a Human Resource professional for more than three decades.
Until July 2009, she was the Group General Manager, Human Resources, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) where she was responsible for all the human resource systems and processes throughout the entire corporation.
Lillie’s broad scope of operation at the NNPC exposed her to best practices internationally, and she now brings her extensive expertise and exposure to Litesol whilst focusing on practicable solutions for modern enterprise.

Funso holds a B.Sc. degree in Finance (1979) of the University of Lagos and is fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He is also member of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria (IMCON). He had his training with Messrs. Egunjobi Sulaimon & Co., Kaduna (1979-1980), and Messrs. Peat Marwick, Ani Ogunde & Co (1980-1986).
Funso has more than 30 years of experience providing Audit and Assurance services. Funso has provided a wide array of services to clients, including leading both large and small outsourcing engagements, executing enterprise-wide risk assessments, conducting quality assessment reviews, and a wide variety of Payroll & HR services. Funso has also developed AO Partners’ risk map which is widely used by many organizations in performing their annual risk assessment.
Since the commencement of the firm, he has been a leader in the following: auditing, accounting advisory services, budget preparation, tax consultancy, human resources management, and computer system services. The following organizations are included among his various assignments: Ajaokuta Steel Company, Ltd; Benue Cement Company, Ltd; National Library; Nigeria Building and Road Research Institute (NRRI); Nigeria Educational Researcher and Development Council (NERDC); Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); NSPM Plc (MINT); Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation; Onigbolo Cement Company; National Theatre Complex Lagos; Trade Fair National Stadium in Lagos and Abuja; Osogbo, Katsina and Jos Steel Rolling Mills; Sugar Market Consultancy for Polymex Industries, Inc. (USA), Kings Energy (USA); Dahagro, Ltd (a local based sugar distributor); and Texas Pacific Capital Property, Ltd, Melbourne Australia.

Dr. Askia Davis graduated in 1983 from Columbia University (USA) with a doctoral degree in Leadership and Organization Development. Immediately upon graduation he joined Interface, Inc., a consultancy firm led by renowned Professor Dale Mann of Columbia University. Askia was Dr. Mann’s primary assistant and co-presenter in leadership institutes developed for executives of Fortune 500 US and international corporations.
While pursuing his degree at Columbia, in 1975 Askia joined Bryant Rollins, Inc., the leading firm in preparing executives of Fortune 500 companies to successfully recruit and promote women and members of racial minorities to positions of leadership. While still in his early twenties, Askia was the principal co-designer and co-presenter of the institutes with Mr. Rollins.
While continuing at Columbia and collaborating with Bryant Rollins, from 1975-1978 Dr. Davis pursued study under Dr. Joseph O’Connell a founder of Management Design, Inc., recognized as among the top ten management consulting firms for businesses and school systems in America. Using his knowledge and expertise in 1977 Askia founded and directed the first Principals Leadership Program for training active school principals to reorganize their schools in New York City.
Dr. Davis would go on to be recognized as the leading educational change agent in the New York City Public Schools for two decades. As the Senior Assistant to three consecutive Chancellors in the 1990s he was responsible for conceiving and leading three educational reform initiatives that were adapted into national law in 2000 as requirements to improve public schools throughout the US. Askia would also conceive and lead the design of the Strategic Plan in 1995 that established new standards and practices in curriculum and teaching, and reorganized offices, budgets and administration for more than one million students, more than one hundred thousand employees and an annual budget of more than $12 billion.
He would later become Superintendent of schools in Harlem, Deputy Regional Superintendent for 140 schools with ninety-nine thousand students in the Bronx, and Superintendent of Corporate Partnerships.
All of the above roles required the application of a high degree of Emotional Intelligence, and projection of advanced skills in planning, leadership, strategy development and execution, mediation, conflict resolution and negotiations. Moreover, they required an ability to overcome resistance to change, and an ability to persuade long term executives to open up their departments for objective analysis in pursuit of higher standards.
Since 2012 Askia has been at Litesol developing and presenting leadership programmes for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Department of Petroleum Resources, and the National Petroleum Investment Management Services, among other clients. Included among his highly regarded programmes are the following: Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Strategic Transformation of Organizations; Lean Management for Continuous Improvement; Agile Leadership and Teams; Developing High Performance Executives; Human Resources Strategy and Renewal; and Systems Thinking for Transformational Leaders.

Oyewole Sarumi has participated in UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, UNESCO, ILO, MDGs, GLOBAL FUND (Malaria, HIV/AIDS), WORLD BANK, ADB sponsored Monitoring & Evaluation Consultancy, Technical/Finance Auditing, Training & Revenue Generation, and Assessment of Projects in many states across Nigeria for over a decade.
Oyewole accumulated invaluable leadership experience as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Boots Company Nigeria, Plc – a quoted firm on the Nigeria stock Exchange. He is a graduate of Pharmacy and holds MSc. (Pharmacology), all from University of Ife, and MBA with specializations in Marketing & Strategic Business Development from University of Lagos. He also holds PGD (Theology), PGD in Leadership & Ministry, and PhD in Church Admin & Growth from Fresh Leadership Seminary University, New York, USA . He is currently a PhD candidate in Marketing with Walden University, USA.
Dr. Sarumi is a well-respected authority in leadership, personal finance, and management practice in Nigeria. He is a member of all relevant professional bodies – NIMN, NIM, PSN, CIM UK – both in Nigeria and UK. He is part-time lecturer and consultant to CIPM, and IPMN and has taught management and entrepreneurial studies at Lagos State Polytechnic under the auspices of Institute of Public Management.
Oyewole has written over 60 books [including Wealth Building Strategies, Personal Financial Development, and Solid Foundation for Financial Well-Being], and presented hundreds of papers at forums and seminars. He is the Editor-In-Chief of “Money Matters Magazine” and “Personal Branding Magazine.”

Mr. Segun Adeyanju is a Quality and Human Resource Management Consultant with over 20 years of experience in various sectors of the economy. He has a Bachelors’ Degree in Chemistry and Masters’ Degree in Business Administration.
Mr. Adeyanju started his career as the Chief Supervisor – Quality Control of Alkem Nigeria Limited (1990-1994). He moved to Beta Glass Plc, Agbara as the Laboratory Manager during which he was instrumental to the achievement of ISO 9002 Certification of the company (1994-2000). In a bid to establish a Quality Management System in an I.T. Service Industry, he worked briefly at Bitcom Systems Nigeria Limited before joining Trithel International Consulting, Ikeja in 2001 as the Chief Consultant/Head, Quality and Environment Department. He resigned his appointment in the year 2004 to continue his Consulting work with DQC & Company Limited

Chief Financial Analyst Henry Olasoji & Associates Henry is a chartered accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He is the Chief Financial Analyst of this team. He was involved actively in the preparation of the feasibility report, placement memorandum, and prospectus. He also responded to requests from funds providers and banks.
He is currently involved in the provision of financial advisory services as a senior consultant to companies for the purposes of company re-organization, re-engineering and reconstruction. He has been involved in the preparation, collation, aggregation and monitoring/review of operating budgets, capital budgets, and EOMs in the Exploration and Production sectors of the Nigerian oil industry

Gbenga has extensive experience in knowledge management, having been involved in developing and facilitating knowledge-sharing assignments across a wide range of organisations.
He obtained B.Sc. in Chemistry and MBA in 1986. His work experience spans classroom teaching, medical sales representatives, trade facilitation/promotion and human capital development. He founded Rossette Associates in 1993 to enable organisations to develop capabilities that enhance their potential to achieve their goals.
Gbenga is co-founder of Redeemer’s Business Academy – a management development organization for religious leaders. He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management, Nigeria Institute of Training and Development and the Nigeria Council for Management Development