Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ikeja Electric Plc, Folake Soetan, has been awarded the Outstanding Woman in Energy (Power Sector) by the Women in Maritime & Energy (WIME) Award, in celebration of her exemplary leadership, and advocacy for diversity, equity and inclusion of all resources, particularly the female gender in the sector.
Soetan, while receiving the award, commended the organisers for the recognition, dedicating the achievement to members of staff of Ikeja Electric,
“Thank you so much WIME. I am here today because of the creativity and doggedness of my team. Over the years, we have evolved and emerged the trailblazer in the dynamic energy value chain,” she said.
Also, Chizoba Anyika, who spoke on behalf of the WIME Advisory & Steering Board, said that the awards aimed to demonstrate how a mutually supportive environment could help great business outcomes across all parts of the maritime and energy business.
“As more women are emerging achievers at higher levels in these sectors than ever before, it is imperative to celebrate and tell the stories of the advancement and successes recorded as well as the greater value and development women are bringing by providing their expertise, experience, knowledge, education and talent to enhance business results,” she said.
