Leadership Team
The People Behind the Practice
Meridian Executive Partners is led by senior practitioners who combine deep institutional networks across African and international markets with disciplined retained search methodology. Each engagement is owned personally by a senior partner — never delegated.
Adebayo Jeremiah
Adebayo leads retained executive search engagements across financial services, technology, and consumer sectors. His practice focuses on C-suite and VP-level appointments for multinationals, pan-African conglomerates, and growth-stage businesses operating across the continent.
Victor Oyinwola
Victor leads the firm's international and cross-border search practice, with particular depth in energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. He partners with boards and investors on senior appointments connecting executive talent across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Tamitope Oladokun
Tamitope leads executive search engagements across healthcare, professional services, and emerging sectors. She specializes in candidate engagement and assessment, bringing rigorous methodology and discreet client management to every retained mandate.
David Kolade
David leads retained executive search engagements across financial services, professional services, and emerging growth sectors. His practice focuses on senior commercial leadership appointments and supports the firm's cross-border engagement model across African and international markets.
Mary O Williams
Mary leads Meridian's North American executive search practice from Denver, supporting cross-Atlantic mandates and US-based engagements for organizations operating across international markets.