Amina Folarin, CEO, OLIVER UK Group

Amina Folarin was appointed CEO of OLIVER’s UK Group in 2023, tasked with the mission to lead the business through its next stage of growth and transformation. This follows her five-year, award-winning, tenure at the helm of the company’s Global HR operation as Chief People and Inclusion Officer where she grew OLIVER’s internal recruitment and DE&I teams, as well as secured a #40 spot on The Times’ Best Place to Work list.

With over 15+ years of experience in leadership roles, her expertise spans people transformation, inclusion & diversity, sustainability and commercial management. And as trustee of Action Aid UK she understands the power of harnessing individuals around a collective purpose to create and embed change. Prior to OLIVER, Folarin progressed through a career in HR at ITV and DigitasLBi.

In her substantive role as CEO, Amina enjoys partnering with clients to help them solve their transformation challenges. With a knack for organisational design problem solving, Amina helps them to reimagine and reshape their organisations, delivering lasting change and tangible business outcomes.

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