Otunba Folorunso Samson Ogunleye, a reputable engineer who has been a bridge builder and also trained, mentor, sponsore many young and promising future leaders in engineering world is set to look into hospitality sector as a special guest of honour at Folusoomosebi Care Foundation launch.
He is set to embark on a new campaign to inspire philanthropic support for the needy.
Speaking to the press on Wednesday, he revealed that part of his initiative was to partner with reputable media organizations aimed at enhancing visibility for his mission.
According to him, life will be better when everyone has a decent place to live, so i am willing to join the moving train to solve issues, including poverty reduction, good health care, child molestation and trafficking and also engage in community parenting.
“It is also good to honor individuals, politicians, and business leaders who have made significant contributions to better the community” He affirmed.
Otunba(Engr.) Folorunso Ogunleye, an indigene of Erijiyan Ekiti in Ekiti State, is a graduate of Yaba college of Technology, where he bagged OND and HND in Electrical Engineering, PGD in Electrical Engineering with Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and he equally bagged MBA in marketing in the same University.
Folorunso started his career with Debol oil Nigeria limited as a supervisor in 1989 and later moved to Vanleer containers Nigeria Plc, now Greif Nigeria Plc as Electrical Supervisor and rise to the position of Electrical Superintendent. He later join Econet Nigeria wireless, one of the Nigeria leading Telecommunication companies in 2003 as a Field Engineer. He worked with Econet throughout the transition period of the company to V-mobile, Celtel, Zain, and Airtel before moving to Ericsson Nigeria in 2009 and during this period, he was transferred to South Africa as an expatriate between 2015 to 2016. In October 31st 2017, he left Ericsson to join Safari Telecom as General Manager and in 2019.
Going further, he left Safari Telecom to Tyllium Nigeria, one of the Telecom support companies as Deputy Head of Operations and later became Director of Operations. He was later moved to Sales department as a Key Account Director owing to his multi-task experience in Technical and Commercial business unit.
Folorunso Ogunleye, the C.E.O of Folsam Group of companies, who patroned several social club also bagged chieftaincy titles from reputable towns in Ekiti, he is the Otunba Fiwajoye of Erijiyan Ekiti, Otunba Bobagunwa of Ilogun Ekiti, Baba Isale Ijo St Paul Anglican Church Erijiyan Ekiti and Baba Ewe Anglican church, Ikogosi Ekiti, all in Ekiti State of Nigeria.
Otunba Folorunso Ogunleye is a member of the following professional bodies such as Nigeria Society of Engineers – FNSE, Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria – COREN, Member Nigeria Institute of Management – MNIM, Member Nigeria Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers – FNIEEE, Member Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers, London – MIEEE, London, Fellow Nigeria institute of Research and Administrative – FNIRA and Fellow Institute of Professional Entrepreneurs and Strategic Administrators of Nigeria – FIPESA
He is married to his wife Chief Mrs Ademidun Ogunleye JP and the marriage is blessed children.